My front Paramount hub with floaters measures 93 mm or about 3-5/8".
I suspect that 90 to 95 is just fine, the cones and locknuts may have varied
a little bit.
I don't recall ever seeing a fork spec.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
<ternst1@cox.net> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 6:09 PM Subject: Proper front hub spacing: Schwinn Paramount
> My '38 Paramount seems to take a 90mm over-locknut spacing for the
> Paramount hub. But, I'm cheating and using "Superior" axle set instead of
> Paramount. The difference is that the Paramount used "floating" cones
> located by pairs of locknuts, while the Superior used conventional
> threaded cones and locknuts.
>
> Does anyone know what the factory spacing was for these bikes? I'd rather
> set the fork right and adjust the hub, than vice versa.
>
> Thanks!
> harvey sachs
> mcLean VA