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Originally Posted by dwsmartins
I've never used non-Shimano hubs
Very wise of you. I'm pretty sure you need a hub which employs the cassette body as a stressed member to place the drive side axle bearing next to the dropout, and provides preload adjustment for the bearings, so Shimano and Shimano copies only (Joytech, some Alex).

Given your record of destroying the ratchet in these hubs, I'd say your only options are to try the silent hub from about 15 years ago if you can find one, or get hold of a titanium freehub body for XTR/Dura-Ace. The silent hub uses a whole different mechanism which might be up to it (I think the hubshell is different too, so you're talking the whole hub), and the titanium cassette body, depending on the grade of ti, is likely to be tougher and/or more fatigue resistant.
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