Originally Posted by Psimet2001

Yup. There's your problem.

I get that everyone wants to give their bike a briss but being around these things for so long it is almost always a bad idea. Things change and having some adjustability is always beneficial. Heck even most stems don't have the same stack height so cutting them super slammed leaves one with few if any options if their current stem cracks or they want to change setups.

Running a stem on a fork cut too low for it will place an immense amount of stress on the fork steerer. Crashing on it - even if a mild crash - can very easily result in a one way trip to crackville.