SAVE $250$ ON FRONT 5 LUG

[BIGTIMER_240]

(if this is a repost oh well) well i found this on silvia.net. but i love nico for teaching me half of what i know so here we go. i been doing the 5 lug for the front of my s13 what you would need is: a drill, drill bit size 1/2 ,five lug rotor, and 2 pieces of wood.

well first remove your hub by:removing tire , the caliper, the rotor, and then the nut that holds the hub.

second remove the studs but 1 put your rotor on top of the hub and hold them together by tightening the lug nut

third get the 2 pieces of wood (2x4) on the working area then center the rotor so that the hub is in the middle of the 2 pieces of wood.

forth get your drill and start drilling the 5 lug pattern onto your four lug.

(notice that 2 holes that you do, will drill without a problem the other 2 will need some grinding work to do on the back of the hub.)

fifth would be grinding the back of the hub so that the new studs could go in perfect.

sixth would be putting your new studs in (whatever your method is or) make sure that the threath of the new stud go in the hub without a problem and the last part of the stud goes in with pressure or hitting it hard with a hammer make sure all of the stud goes in.

seventh congrats your done with your 5 lug.

eight put back everything like you took it off thighten everything and your set and go test them.so far i havent had no problems

im not responsible for what you do, do this at your own risk

ill post pictures tommorow to give you a better idea (comments and flaming and anything else is welcome)



Modified by BIGTIMER_240 at 12:59 PM 8/12/2008
Modified by BIGTIMER_240 at 2:01 AM 8/13/2008

[heartofaskyline]

pic stolen off that ****ty site we wont mention

[BIGTIMER_240]

yeah thats were i got it from i wanted to bring it to nico since im here most of the time. i hope nobody starts getting mad or because i got it from there.

[heartofaskyline]

no they get mad cause you dont spell correctly and use words like "trippin"

[BIGTIMER_240]

haha fix

[heartofaskyline]

ok now your nico-approved. lol

[BIGTIMER_240]

lol hey do you know how can i make this little write up into a link in my sig that would read out (SAVE $250$ ON FRONT 5 LUG)

[heartofaskyline]

i dunno, look in my sig, thats the best i can do

[BIGTIMER_240]

ok thanks

[Crazyirish]

My only worry would be how strong is this?

[S13xCrazy]

^^ yeah i was thinking the same thing

[SketchyRollin564]

same here... i think id rather just get real 5 lug hubs... even tho $250 does sound nice

[gregfarz78]

eh thats pretty ghetto and that is one area I won't cheap out on either stay 4 lug or do the real 5 lug conversion

[Dittoz7]

Or Just Get A SE...

[mrgreeneyes]

it wont be weak, you goofs. ugh...

props for spreading good info for nico. god, id think that theyd like a CHEAP alternative to something. i may end up doing this for my fronts. ill prolly take it to a shop to have it done with a good amount of precision, but it will still be cheaper than $250

[Gabes13]

If it's good enough for Zilvia, it's good enough for me

[r3v_v3ng3]

i'm going to try this on my friends s14.

i'll tell him instead of paying $160 for a conversion, he can pay me for labor

[BIGTIMER_240]

they are strong i been driving with them since i put them in and have abused it too, no problems at all. i think the way you do them determins the quality

[tramp_drift240]

im contemplating this now.

this not possible on the rears? unreliable or what?

then you could swap from 4 lug to 5 and back whenever you might need to.

[BIGTIMER_240]

yeah they wont work for the rears because the hub is a diffrent shape it has no space for 5 lug.

[heartofaskyline]

im gonna do it. but i think ill weld the stock holes closed and see how real i can make it look.

[capblueberry]

I believe the code to put that in ur sig would be <%a href=zerothread/358911> DIY 5-lug <%/a>

without the % signs

DIY 5-lug

[Beems240sx]

did you happen to get the drill bit size? good job tho i may have to do this when i switch to 5 lug.

right click, save as, favorites. haha for future reference

[BIGTIMER_240]

ill go get it rite know

[BIGTIMER_240]

it is a 1/2

[Dattebayo]

it is a 1/2

Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't that be in metric? I know the studs are listed as 12mm, and 1/2" is a little bigger than 12mm. Not a good thing if you think about it.

[BIGTIMER_240]

well i use 2 drill bits thats one of them the other one got the size scratch off with the drill i'm pretty sure its just a little smaller

[EstoMax]

whats preventing the stud from spinning around when you try to tighten your lugnuts, if you just drill a hole for the new studs?

[Hijacker]

The thread size is 12mm. The stud shank itself is probably 13mm (1/2") where the splines go into the hub (never actually measured a lug stud shank). I do remember the shank is wider to help in strength

My main concern with this method is precision. If you're off by a little bit, you can potentially ruin a hub. Also, how did the splines on the studs treat you going into a fresh hole?

[BIGTIMER_240]

thats why you suppose to driil it with a drill bit a little smaller than the stud so when the stud goes in the end of the stud goes in with pressure.