The fan clutches kinda sorta come with their own built-in spacer. Even though I have a 455 in my car, the OEM fan clutch for my year/engine placed the fan in the perfect position. So you could have an issue with the wrong fan clutch or fan pulley.
Hmm...The pulley is correct (recently ordered and installed). My guess would be it's not the correct fan. So, in order to get the fan placed in the optimum position in the shroud, other than not being correct and assuming it fits, what would be the harm in using a spacer that would normally be used for flex fans?