Originally Posted by
flammenwurfer
Here is a pic of the hub in it's original configuration. I will need to remove some spacers because the OLD is wider than the dropouts. It appears there are enough spacers already that I could remove enough of them to reduce the OLD and keep the hub centered so it wouldn't be dished. Is that a bad idea?
What is the OLD? I'd be surprised a Sturmey hub would be too wide for any modern dropouts even if you have the long axle already on there. Also keep in mind the cog on these hubs are dished which gives you 2mm or so of chainline adjustment.