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swmlon
Dont use that rim in that drilling. Theres a reason why i dont stock it in 32h spoke -failures at the nipple are common. 24h is fine 32h isnt. Half the wheels i built with this rim asymmetric rears in this drilling broke spokes at the nipple. Rebuilding without interlacing helped but its an odd one as 24h wheels never seem to break. I can't explain it well.
Use the xr22rts. That what i build with. There is no good reason to use such a deep rim with 32 spoke count. There's enough radial and lateral stiffness from the spokes meaning a shallower rim is fine.
Also build with sapim hm nipple washers. Kinlin rims like these.