Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
I am thinking of buying the American Classic 11-speed freehub body (they call it the cassette body) to switch out for the 10-speed I now have on my rear 205 hub. I don't have the full parts list in hand. The overhaul instructions on line say the wheel will have to be redished. It doesn't appear to me that the OLD will change, and of course the flanges won't move. Why would the wheel have to be redished if the rim center will still be the same distance from each lock nut. Is there a spacer that I don't know about that pushes out the DS locknut a smidge to make room for the wider cassette?
It might be that the instructions were written to cover folks switching bodies that are narrower or wider, or there might be parts in the kit for changing to 135mm spacing. Your question reinforces my issue with the difference between knowing what you're doing and blindly following step by step instructions.
You understand the implications of respacing the hub or repositioning the flanges, and whether dishing will be necessary. So you can cross that bridge when you come to it (if you do).