We also have to consider the original question, which implies that the OP is in unfamiliar territory.
Following the logic of learning to crawl before he goes out for the track team, simpler is better.
So, I suggest he rebuild them as they were, even using the original spokes. If he's unsure of the number of crosses, he can input hub and rim data into a spoke calculator and see how many crosses his spokes are right for.
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