Quote Originally Posted by edwardb View Post
With the spacers in place, there's enough room for the outer portion of the joint (and the top of the shock) to move some degrees in every direction. More than enough to handle what little they move during operation. Editorial comment: I applaud you thinking and analyzing things during your build. And I don't expect you to believe everything you read on the internet (). But what I'm describing is exactly how the installation is described in the assembly manual, e.g. bolt, spacers, shock, torque to xx ft lbs. Which by definition is going to trap the inner race. Literally thousands have been built this way and it's standard for how shocks are installed in all cars.
Thank you. I'm a bit of an overanalyzer (clearly), but I'll get better about that throughout the build (hopefully).

So grateful for all your (and everyone else's) direction. Thank you!