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i got a little problem. building up a charge duster with maverick sc32s and the steerer is a bit short. there is 23mm between top of steerer and stem. would getting a lower stack headset (my s3 is 27mm) and lower stack stem (my current one is 40mm). or would i have to get some different forks
[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/spearfish-build-techincal-issues-fork-steerer-length-and-stemheadset ]waves[/url]
if you mean the steerer is only 23mm longer than the head tube then no go - 23mm isn't enough.
Even if you only have 23mm after the headset is in place I think there's no stem short enough.
[url= http://www.crankbrothers.com/directsets_cobaltsl.php ]Crank Bros[/url] headsets have the lowest stack height for an external cup headset that I am aware of. You probably want the stainless version as I've heard that the regular ones rust quickly.
[url= http://www.ragleybikes.com/our-components/stubbing-stem/ ]Ragley Stubbing[/url] stem as suggested above.
I added a Works Components 1 degree headset to my bike. It had a larger stack height than the original hheadset and as I had the stem slammed, there were no spacers to play with either. I'll bet my steerer is about 7 mm below the top of the stem. I did use carbon paste to help the grip a little. I haven't died yet...
HTH.