Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
No.
Campagnolo made the inside diameter of the splines smaller when they moved to 9 speeds and started using alloy freehub bodies across the line.
Is the spline pattern the same? One could file down the splines on a 9 speed cog to the spline depth of an 8 speed freehub if that's the case, yea?
I'm not arguing, just curious if this is what the guy meant when he mentioned filing a 9spd down to fit an 8speed freehub.