don't know if I'm reading it wrong but how will changing the axle in anyway affect the spacing?
He's changing the spacing and he needs the flats extended so that the anti-rotation washers will still go far enough onto the axle to make it all work. I'm guessing some sort of internal-gear hub.
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don't know if I'm reading it wrong but how will changing the axle in anyway affect the spacing?