Originally Posted by
pothound
.....so i tensioned the non drive side another 1/2 turn giving me 16 on the meter, but dished the wheel off center in fork slightly. any advice would be appreciated.
thank you pothound
Well, duh!!!
No offense intended, but did you really expect that you could tighten all the left spokes without the rim moving over?
The ratio of the left to right tensions of a rear wheel is cut in stone. It's set by the ratio of the left and right center to flange distances of your hub. Now that you've tightened the left and moved the rim off center, you have 3 choices; live with it, loosen the left back to where it was, or tighten the right to bring the rim to the right.
Since your right side is already fairly tight (tightening the left has tightened the right more also) you'll find it difficult to tighten more without rounding off nipples or getting lots of spoke twist. If you want to end up with tighter left spokes than you originally had, I suggest backing off the left spokes by degrees back to where it was, then tightening the right, then finish by re-tightening the left to restore correct dish.