Originally Posted by HillRider
Of course you can use spacers. You install them above the upper headset race and below the lock nut to get the proper thread engagement when you install the lock nut. It's done all the time.
Ok. So you're saying you can use a upper headset race with a fork which doesn't have threads extending low enough for the race to actually thread onto anything? And use spacers with a locknut to keep it in place?