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

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

Quote, originally posted by ranzo1007 »

The baller wheels ima get are Sportmax 962's

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

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

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.

BUY MY STUFF
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=381137

without the % signs

DIY 5-lug

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

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.

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?

Quote, originally posted by audtatious »

Hey wait. My balls don't hang too low yet

S13 Auto -> Manual Swap / My 240SX / Convertible Top Replacement / Silvia Fog Light Wiring / DIY: SR20DET Rebuild
Stacey L. Childs, NICO Mom

i dont see why this isn't a good choice if it holds up

the only thing im concerned about is Strength.

wouldn't you Weaken the Hub by drilling more holes in it?

or would that matter if theres not much Pressure going directly on the hub since its just spinning.

and also
how do you know where exactly to drill the holes?

if you make the slightest mistake.
the hub will be unbalanced.

Quote, originally posted by tctomasc »

This seems like an extremely bad idea from an engineering standpoint. Your sacraficing the integrity of the material by adding more holes. Even filled in I dont think it will hold the same strength as original.

as you can see in the big pic above the holes arent toether they are separated by a lot

hell you could probably get a 4 lug hub for free..

and people use this same method when doing 300zx brakes on 4 lug.. just drill the rotors for four lug.. its the same principal

now i dont have to waste 500 bucks for 5 lug conversion. I had a feeling when i clicked on this that it will involve drilling something..

Quote, originally posted by Eikon »

The truth about SRs and CAs is that they are inferior to RBs. [/thread]

well thats why you do a smalle hole for the stud just so the threat part goes in and the last part of the stud goes in with a lot of presure basicly hammering hard

thats my biggest concern
will it be balanced.

unbalanced could spell trouble.

Quote, originally posted by BIGTIMER_240 »

well thats why you do a smalle hole for the stud just so the threat part goes in and the last part of the stud goes in with a lot of presure basicly hammering hard

and that doesn't answer his the question.

im sure its fine
but with absolutly No measurements.
i just cant help but to mess something up. ha

but im 5lug already.
just pickin ya brain man.

its just the balance question that im stuck on.
but i guess if you use a 5lug rotor and tourqe it down it should be fine

does the rotor fit snug on the hub?
i forgot?
since your only using one hole.. you could still be off