making the fork drops wider
10-01-06, 09:32 PM
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making the fork drops wider
just wondering if it would be safe to sand down the fork drops so they would fit my axel. my front wheel is all bent up and i found a good wheel and switched my tire before checking if it fit.
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10-01-06, 10:12 PM
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10-03-06, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Senses3
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10-03-06, 06:15 AM
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How much wider is the new wheel? You could just force it on...
10-03-06, 10:48 AM
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Or get some thinner cone nuts...
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10-03-06, 10:41 PM
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i didn't pay anything for the wheel and my friend threw away my bent wheel so now i can't switch the core nuts.
i haven't tried forcing it on.
i haven't tried forcing it on.
10-05-06, 07:39 PM
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Umm...front wheel spacing should be 100mm. If it's not, your hub's probably put together with the wrong hardware.
10-07-06, 11:15 AM
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I think he's trying to fit a 14mm axle into 3/8 dropouts. This was covered here.
