I've been searching around and have yet to find an answer. The rear hub is spaced 5mm inward. Has anyone adapted one to make it space to use with a 135 front fork?
Fatty In Hamilton - get yourself the Shimano Centerlock adapter, and then go from there with a new six bolt rotor and spacers... a Frankenstein setup. Makes your old rotor useless, sure, but you at least get to keep the hub.
Avoid the Problem Solvers adapter. It doesn't spin true.
My spacers from Fatbikes.com will be delivered today...Will let you know how it turns out once installed tonight...My setup is surly front disc hub and a black sheep steel front disc spaced fork.
The disc spacers from Fatbikes.com were not enough to center the rotor in the caliper. I ended up spacing the caliper adaptor as well, using a couple of washers...It is now lined up perfectly...My set up is...Surly front hub with avid rotors spaced 5mm using the fatbikes.com spacers, Black Sheep front disc spaced fork with a Magura Louise caliper on an avid front adaptor spaced in with 2 washers...Bam Done works perfectly :thumbsup:
With the 5MM bolts what rotor bolts are you using? With stock rotor bolts you only get like 3 threads of engagement into the hub? It just seems like you would need longer rotor bolts - which qbp doesnt seem to offer.
Maybe I'm missing something as I've never tried this but why not just space the caliper over rather than the rotor. Throw a washer or two between the tabs and the adapter. Longer bolts for that portion can be picked up at any hardware store if needed.
You all seem to be missing the fact that rear hubs have 10mm axles and front hubs have 9mm axles.
I got a surly rear hub to work in a jones fatfork by turning the 10mm axle down to 9mm on the ends then using a hope disc spacer to bring the rotor further out on the hub.:thumbsup:
A lot of dropouts (mostly forged ones) are not made to tight enough spec that it matters. Also, the dropout can be filed out slightly instead of turning the axle down (if a lathe is not available).
So, there is normal 135mm forks for standard rear hubs.
And there is some forks in style "use only our brand hubs".
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