A disc drive system includes a recording disc rotatable about an axis, a slider carrying a transducing head for transducing data with the disc, an a dual-stage actuation assembly supporting the slider for positioning the transducing head adjacent a selected radial track of the disc. The dual-stage actuation assembly includes a coarsely movable support structure and a microactuator. The microactuator includes a microactuator frame attached to the support structure which includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor is operatively attached to the slider an is movable with respect to the stator in a first horizontal plane parallel to the surface of the disc. A magnetic circuit is arranged to move the microactuator rotor and the slider in the first horizontal plane generally parallel to the surface of the disc, the circuit being partially formed on the microactuator frame and partially formed on the support structure. A plurality of standoffs are provided on the microactuator frame to precisely space the microactuator frame from the support structure.