The chainrings are further inboard on a road crank than a mtb one. I don't think you'll get a MTB FD set up correctly to work with road cranks
My mountain bike runs road cranks with an XTR front mech. It was easy to set up & it works beautifully ...
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The chainrings are further inboard on a road crank than a mtb one. I don't think you'll get a MTB FD set up correctly to work with road cranks