The hole on those dropouts will not hold a standard ferrule though? (Shifter or brake)The spring housing I posted early stays straight, and slips right into the opening on the dropout. With the end of the housing just butted against the dropout there 's no way it will stay straight. Not even spiral wound "brake" housing will fit the dropout, as it too is bigger than the opening. There may be one of those special made shifter cable ferrules that has the smaller diameter fitting off the end that may fit snugly, and will hold the housing straight. The stainless spring housing is smaller than brake housng, so it will fit. Bare ended shifter housing might fit, but using shifter housing without a ferrule is just asking for a headache.,,,,BD