Do I need a spacer for 11 speed SRAM cassette?
For SRAM Eagle 12-speed 10-50T, Eagle 10-52T cassettes, or 11-speed 10-42T cassettes, you will need to install a 1.85mm spacer on the driver body before installing the cassette. For SRAM 12-speed road cassettes, no spacer is required.
Does my cassette need a spacer?
You don’t need the spacer. You are correct, it is intended for when you are using a narrower cassette. If you can torque the lock ring without the spacer it shouldn’t be used. It’s likely that your derailleur will have the range to suit if it worked with your 8 cog cassette, so you should be able to tune and go.
Where do spacers go on cassette?
These spacers go onto the freehub body before the cassette. Tighten the cassette lockring to 40N-m. If you don’t have a torque wrench this can be described as “pretty friggin’ tight!!” and you should have your forearm muscles bulging a little.
Do I need spacer for 10 speed cassette on 11 speed hub?
Use spacers on the 11 speed wheel to put a 10 speed cassette on. See your hub manufacturer’s page for details, but its normally a 1.8(5) mm spacer (which comes with the hub, but you can buy separately) and a 1mm spacer (sometimes; which you’ll get with the cassette).
What is a cassette spacer for?
This spacer makes it possible to fit a 10-speed cassette to a 9-speed hub. This spacer fits between the cassette and freehub body.
Do I need a spacer for 9-speed cassette?
If you have a 9-speed cassette, you only use the 1.85mm spacer. If you have a Shimano 10 cassette, you use the 1.85 PLUS the 1mm 10-speed spacer.
Where do I put the spacer on 10 speed cassette?
Simply insert this onto the free hub body, then the 10 speed cassette, tighten down the lock nut, and you’re good to go. The spacer is 1.85 mm thick and has three notches to keep it from spinning about. Compatible with Shimano and SRAM freehub bodies.
Can I use a 10 speed bike on a 11 speed cassette?
Luckily, many common and not-so-common wheelsets, as long as they’re at least 10-speed, can be upgraded to 11-speed by purchasing a new cassette body.
Do I need a spacer for 9 speed cassette?
Do I need a spacer for a 9 speed cassette?
Will SRAM cassette work with Shimano hub?
SRAM’s cassettes and chains are compatible with all of Shimano’s groupsets, and vice versa. Likewise, Shimano and SRAM buyers have the freedom to mix different levels of chains and cassettes so long as they are designed for the same kind of transmission.
Can I convert a 10 speed cassette to 11 speed?
Luckily, many common and not-so-common wheelsets, as long as they’re at least 10-speed, can be upgraded to 11-speed by purchasing a new cassette body. The body is the part that attaches to the center of the hub and drives the wheel and bike when you pedal.
Will a 10 speed cassette fit on a 9 speed hub?
You can put a new 10 or 11 speed cassette on any of the older 9 speed hubs. So, regardless of brand, feel free to buy your wheels a nicely upgraded new steed.
Is SRAM 10-speed compatible with Shimano?
Any Shimano- or SRAM-compatible 10-speed chain can be used with any other Shimano 10-speed groupsets, and with any SRAM 10-speed groupset, regardless of manufacturer statements that their chains will provide optimal performance with their components.