So I have finished up toe/camber/ride height adjustments and finally get to break out the fancy bumpsteer gauge. I removed the shock rather than taking the spring out and replacing the strut back in position. I recognize this will allow full range of the suspension rather than just what the shock will actually allow (distance) to occur.

I set up the bumpsteer gauge as pictured and get everything to play nicely together. Where everything lines up it starts at .25 on the right hand side. I make sure the dial gauge is touching the anodized red plate bolted to the hub. I start to jack the suspension up and the dial gauge (electronic version) doesn't change at all. I pump the suspension up through a bit more than would be allowed with the shock in place and still nothing on the dial gauge. What am I doing wrong?

Ideally I would want the dial gauge to stay at or as close to zero throughout the suspension movement range, correct?