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Title: 3x or 4x lacing
Post by: Avro on March 10, 2020, 08:33 PM

I am in the process of rebuilding a set of wheels for a build. The wheels had pair or high flange hubs laced to 36 hole Ukai box rims in a 4x pattern. I am lacing the rims to low flange hubs. I would like to try 4x but worry about the conjestion at the hub, particularly with the low flange hubs. I have always laced 3x but keen to try 4x. Anyone laced low flange and 4x?

Title: Re: 3x or 4x lacing
Post by: gary4130 on March 10, 2020, 08:42 PM

Can't see it been an issue mate,did it on my Hoffman flash.Rear was a low flange suzue flip flop hub laced to 7x rim.

Title: Re: 3x or 4x lacing
Post by: Chilli Rinse on March 10, 2020, 10:24 PM

Give it a go  :daumenhoch: I laced a pair of Ukai 20x1 3/8 to low flange sealed Suzue hubs in 4 cross pattern. Turned out fine with no issues, got to get them properly trued now  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: 3x or 4x lacing
Post by: CustardLips on May 05, 2020, 06:26 PM

Ive built a few wheelsets in 4x Peter...  not really much congestion once they've been trued.  :daumenhoch:

Thank fook you're not building 48's eh.  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: 3x or 4x lacing
Post by: Picklez on May 05, 2020, 07:30 PM

Yeah, it'll be fine, go for it Peter  :daumenhoch: