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The axle itself is long enough to allow the wheel locking nuts to fit on, that isn't a problem. I'm just considering what I can put in between the hub and the frame - I feel as if spacers would still allow the wheel to move about?
The wheel is a flip-flop hub - how would I adjust the chain line at all without having to re-dish the wheel?
Juicy8
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If the frame is steel I wouldn't worry too much about 5mm of flex from each chain stay, but the chain line might then become an issue, it depends on your crank set up, you might get lucky. If it's alu I would be a little more concerned, that stuff doesn't really like flexing.
If the axle of the hub is long enough for you to add a couple spacers (most bike shops should be able to help you out with some axle spaces from the part bin) either side I'd do that but it might not leave you with much axle space to fit the wheel locking nuts depending on how thick the dropouts of the frame are. This would also let you fine tune the chain line to a degree.
You might be able to get a wider axle if you need, hubs by people like Halo have axle conversion kits to change from 120mm to 130mm.