Originally Posted by
mattamatta
I can change one of the thick spacers to one half as high, and road/#1 goes down a bit, although I find I need one more thin one on top of the stem, then, as the top cap hits the steer tube at about 80% of the way toward getting the play out of the headset. With one thin below, one thin on top it seems to have plenty of grip, and I can preload without hitting anything on that stem. It's still slightly awkward because the steerer doesn't stick up at all past the stem, so there's no auto-centering mechanism for the thin spacer on top, but it seems to work.
Not sure how thin your thinnest spacer is but you might want to get a thinner one to replace the thin one you are using below to negate the need for one above the stem while still getting the clamping bolt below the top of the steerer tube. Much better and easier solution IMHO and shouldn't cost much for a thin spacer.