There were standard aluminium shims available to bike shops in various widths. They are also useful for spacing fixed bb cups when necessary.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Grand Isle, VT
> Bianca Pratorius wrote:
>
> > I am trying to put a 6 speed freewheel on an axle, but when I mount the
> > freewheel the distance between the smallest cog and the right side
> > dropout is larger than in other bikes that I have. Is there such a thing
> > as a freewheel spacer that I can use to keep the freewheel from
> > threading all the way in? This might be a problem in that I am trying
> > to use a Shimano freewheel on a Suntour hub. I only need to get the
> > freewheel a bit bit closer to the derailleur to get the shifting to be
> > closer to original spec. I am also trying to accomplish the same thing
> > by using a slightly narrower spacing than the original Suntour spacers
> > came out to, but it is closer to the slightly narrower spacing that the
> > frame seems to be originally designed for.
>
> I've always used Sturmey-Archer shims for this...
>
> --
> John (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA