Originally Posted by
Captain Blight
SRAM and Shimano use the same spacing, so that expands your options. Do they still make the freewheel-to-freehub adaptors? Haven't seen one in years. FWIW, you don't need a new wheel, or even a new hub. You just need a new axle. Might think about new bearings as long as you're in there.
He's putting a new hub in, ostensibly for the increased strength a freehub style hub gives. So the issue is moot. His original question is ask and answered.