Can you lace a hub to a different rim?

[alex2445]

I looked on do the ton and google and only found how to lace rims. So I was wondering if I liked a certain rim size but it didn't have the kind of brakes I wanted can lace that rim to a hub with the brakes I want?

 

[ronnie]

If the rim and hub have same amount of holes then it's a matter of getting the spokes to match..

 

[alex2445]

Thx that's what I figured it would be, but would it be too dangerous to have one with more holes as long as the one with less holes has all the spokes laced to it? For example if a rim had like 100 holes and the hub had 105 as long as I matched up all 100 of the holes on the rim could I use it? Or is that suicide?

 

[SONICJK]

Thx that's what I figured it would be, but would it be too dangerous to have one with more holes as long as the one with less holes has all the spokes laced to it? For example if a rim had like 100 holes and the hub had 105 as long as I matched up all 100 of the holes on the rim could I use it? Or is that suicide?

Not a good idea. The patterns for the holes on the hub and the rim need to be the same.
How would you decide which 5 holes don't get a spoke?

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

The number of holse has to match...PLUS,

The axle diameter, Wheel bearing ID, plus correct width (spacers).

People swap all the time, but you need to make sure that all the parts line up, or can be adjusted to line up.

 

[JDS]

Number of holes must be the same, axles, spacers and such can be adjusted and made to fit your application. You also have to make sure the angle of the holes in the nipple will work with the diameter of the hub you want to use. I like lacing large brake drums into my rims and you have to make sure the hole in the nipple is as close to the edge of the nipple as possible. If the angle isn't right there will be a curve in the spoke when mounted. This can be quite prominent depending on how far off the angles are. Believe me it's not hard, if I can do it anyone can, but it is kind of nice knowing you had control on another aspect of your build.

 

[o1marc]

Number of holes must be the same, axles, spacers and such can be adjusted and made to fit your application. You also have to make sure the angle of the holes in the nipple will work with the diameter of the hub you want to use. I like lacing large brake drums into my rims and you have to make sure the hole in the nipple is as close to the edge of the nipple as possible. If the angle isn't right there will be a curve in the spoke when mounted. This can be quite prominent depending on how far off the angles are. Believe me it's not hard, if I can do it anyone can, but it is kind of nice knowing you had control on another aspect of your build.

Did you really mean this?: "the angle of the holes in the nipple will work with the diameter of the hub."
"the hole in the nipple is as close to the edge of the nipple as possible."

The number of holes in the rim must match the number of holes in the hub and the angle of the holes in the rim have to match the angle needed for the specific size hub you are running.