Originally Posted by
vailskier3
also, couldn't you just add spacers to the hub to correct the chainline? So my thought was it would be better to go a few mm wider and just add spacers if needed...
No, because spacers sit outside of where the cog or freewheel threads on. You'd essentially make the axle wider, necessitating wider dropouts, without changing the position of the cog/freewheel or the overall chain line.