Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
The spacing between cogs is different, so your shifters won't index.
That's in addition to not having any room to put on an extra cog.
Not quite so. The vast majority of modern freehubs have spacing for 9 speed cassette's and if you wish to run 8, you use a spacer in it's place. This is the case with the hub I am going to be using.
As for the spacing, I'll wait and see!
Edit: As for trying it my self, I could indeed mount it up and give it a go. Or I could ask a vast pool of seasoned experts online for no cost other than an hour of my time to wait on a reply. Thus I give you the beauty of the forum based community.