Shimano FH-M756A XT 8/9 speed rear hub,will it take10 speed?

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Indeboat
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Shimano FH-M756A XT 8/9 speed rear hub,will it take10 speed?

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Recently aquired a full suspention MTB frame ,i am about to build it up with parts that i already have .
The chainset is a Shimano Dynasys 10 speed .
My question is , i have a new XT rear hub but it would have been originaly for 8 or 9 speed use,will a 10speed cassette fit onto the same body?
My thinking is with the chain being narrower maybe the cassette would be more compact taking the same space as the 9 speed would :?
I dont have a 10 speed casette at the moment to try.
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Re: Shimano FH-M756A XT 8/9 speed rear hub,will it take10 sp

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Sorry to have bothered you guys and gals,but have the answer.
Yes, with the use of a 1mm spacer.
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Re: Shimano FH-M756A XT 8/9 speed rear hub,will it take10 sp

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So a ten speed cassette is actually narrower than a nine?! Interesting, any idea whether that is specific to Shimano? Only ask as I'm all but certain that I bunged a Sram ten speed cassette straight onto an m975 XTR hub...
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Re: Shimano FH-M756A XT 8/9 speed rear hub,will it take10 sp

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Update on fitting the 10 speed Shimano cassette.
Just fitted it without the 1mm spacer,works perfectly,if i had of fitted the spacer i think the locking ring would have been short of thread :?
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Re: Shimano FH-M756A XT 8/9 speed rear hub,will it take10 sp

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Some 10s need a spacer and some don't. :?
I had an Ultegra cassette that came with a spacer but the 105 , Tiagra & SLX didn't.
It might also depend on which freehub model it is fitted too.

8s, 9s and 10s, as far as I know, all fit the same hub.
You'll never know if you don't try it.
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