Setting anti skate on a VPI for Soundsmith cart


Ok I went to the Soundsmith site and read up on AS for VPI tables. 

I have the Soundsmith Carmen MKii (brand new) and I'm have a slight case of silibance. I'm trying to adjust my AS (using the VPI rig) and the Soundsmith directions but I'm a bit confused. As I understand it your supposed to set it such that the needle tracks slowly to the center when sitting on the blank space not in the groove at the end of a record - while he doesn't specifically say I'm assuming this test is done with the TT on.  The the problem is that no matter how few rubber o rings I use the arm moves to the outside not slowly to the inside. In fact, I can remove all the rubber rings and it will still move to the outside.  In any case the silibance still remains so I'm not sure where to go from  here.  Is it better to up or lower the TF? My headshell is level, my azimuth is level. 
last_lemming

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So I broke out my Foz and set the azimuth more accurately. Honesty it wasn't but a smidge off. I also have a test record - The ultimate analog test LP - and I checked the antiskate with no antiskate set on the TT, and the darn thing passed with flying colors. The tone was equal in the L and R channel with no breakup right to the end. 
Thanks guys. For now I'm going with no AS and keeping the cart level. Once fully broken in I'll mess with VTA and such. 

Would it it be correct to assume that the upper limit of VTF would also help aliviate silibance?
What I don't understand is how can not having an AS setting work at the inner grooves?   The tonearm just wants to swing inward pretty significantly there. 
Update:

found out my my sibilance was coming from the pivot needle mount on the TT coming loose. Tightened that up now everything is sounding wonderful!!!