Guys, take a chill pill.
The OP stated that the frame was too small.
Call me a scaredy cat, but after many years of "winging it" for structural design as a carpenter, and being a conservative overbuilder...it still bothers me to see more than a 40mm extension on a threadless stem (funny, but it bothers the OP as well). There are many, many ways to achieve the same reach that do not exceed that extension spec, regardless whether the consideration is reach or height. A longer stem or even an extension adapter are both preferable to an extended steerer in my book.
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ahsposo
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