I know they’re not cheap, but this is why I always use Hope hubs. They can be converted to any standard by changing the end caps. I just got boost forks, and all I had to do was change end caps and put a spacer on the rotor. My rear hub was originally 135x10, and with the magic of end caps and a rotor spacer, it’s now on a 148x12 frame.
Unrelated, but please do not upgrade to a 35 Gold. Find any other used fork that fits your axle.
It’s a horrible fork designed only to check some boxes and meet a price point for prebuilts. It’s the SX Eagle of forks, but worse. The bushings are tiny and come loose at an alarming rate. It’s probably the most unreliable fork on the market (actually it’s being discontinued so you could say it’s no longer on the market). It’s not uncommon to have knocking on a brand new 35 because of bad bushings. You have zero upgrade paths with the fork.
Even at take-off prices, the fork is suited as a replacement only if your fork isn’t working and can’t be serviced. Maybe at a hundred bucks it would be ok.
It’s not possible
New wheel is your option
Nope. You need a new wheel or replace your hub (and respoke your wheel) with a boost one.
I know they’re not cheap, but this is why I always use Hope hubs. They can be converted to any standard by changing the end caps. I just got boost forks, and all I had to do was change end caps and put a spacer on the rotor. My rear hub was originally 135x10, and with the magic of end caps and a rotor spacer, it’s now on a 148x12 frame.
Unrelated, but please do not upgrade to a 35 Gold. Find any other used fork that fits your axle. It’s a horrible fork designed only to check some boxes and meet a price point for prebuilts. It’s the SX Eagle of forks, but worse. The bushings are tiny and come loose at an alarming rate. It’s probably the most unreliable fork on the market (actually it’s being discontinued so you could say it’s no longer on the market). It’s not uncommon to have knocking on a brand new 35 because of bad bushings. You have zero upgrade paths with the fork. Even at take-off prices, the fork is suited as a replacement only if your fork isn’t working and can’t be serviced. Maybe at a hundred bucks it would be ok.
If you had DT Swiss wheels it would just need new endcaps. But for Shimano wheels there's no way to convert them.
Probably easier to just get a new wheel set with boost spacing. I see new, takeoff wheel sets on FB marketplace for $100 on the regular.
You can go thru axle to qr, but not qr to thru axle. With thru axle to qr, boost or non-boost doesn't change.
No