Fork spacing

I have an old Raleigh hybrid with odd wheels. The rear wheel is correctly spaced, but the front hub
over locknut distance is quite a bit smaller than the fork spacing, so the forks get squeezed
together when the axle nuts are tightened.

Should I leave the forks as they are or pack the axle out with some narrow spacers, or squash the
forks further to set them at a narrower spacing?

Thanks for any help,
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"Alex Graham" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I have an old Raleigh hybrid with odd wheels. The rear wheel is correctly spaced, but the front
> hub over locknut distance is quite a bit smaller than the fork spacing, so the forks get squeezed
> together when the axle nuts are tightened.
>
> Should I leave the forks as they are or pack the axle out with some narrow spacers, or squash the
> forks further to set them at a narrower spacing?

Measure them and make whichever one isn't 100mm 100mm..

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