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I have some friends who have an 8 speed freewheel on their tandem and that works fine. I have a spare 7 speed that you're welcome to borrow if you want to try it?
You might need to space your hub out slightly more, depends on your frame. You can do a quick calculation using Sheldon Brown's cribsheet to see if you have enough space.If you have the suzue rear hub you might have issues with axles bending/snapping due to the increased leverage, there's an idea here for adding an extra bearing at the end of the freewheel to support the most outboard gears.
hamrack
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My rear hub uses screw on freewheels.
Are 7 speed shimano fine?
Do they hold up well to tandem use?