5 lug conversion Again. SOrry

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motaro9424
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94 s13

I know this is coming boring. But I try to get my front 5 lug conversion. I find some hub on Ebay for $150 and echiba for $250 to 300..

also s14 conversion to much trouble ..or i can just get the hub and change the bearing on the s14?

what is the best way to go??????????


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Sushibandito
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For the rears you can use OEM S14 hubs, you can find them for $100 and much better than aftermarket, and cheaper.

For fronts I wouldn't buy ebay and probably not Ichiba, there have been posted of the studs coming loose, and you shouldn't trust something that is so cheap yet so vital to the car and safety.

For sake of simplicity, I would try and find Attain hubs (expensive but really high quality) or Ichiba if you are on a low budget.

Here is a write-uphttp://www.sillbeer.com/5lugswap.php

motaro9424
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a little low budget. around $200, because I spent money on upgrading brakes and wheelssss..


r3v_v3ng3
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i have the ebay one and its holding up. been using it for a little over a year now

motaro9424
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which one? echiba or the another brand that cost around $150 to $180.


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Sushibandito
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Ichiba seems to be the most popular, and a lot of people run it on their cars, so I would stick with Ichiba, even if it is another $50 more. At least if you run into problems, they have a customer service dept, etc, being able to return it if something goes wrong.

Looks like NismoShop sells them for $200 on their ebay site.

r3v_v3ng3
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the cheaper one. only advice is careful when you put extended stud cause when i did mine one side of the hub it stripped from the knurl side, fixed it by tacked welding it. thats only when upgrading it to extended stud. other than that, one side still holding well

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upsdude
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i bought a pair of ebay front hubs a couple months ago and haven't had any problems yet. only $160 bucks it's worth a try.

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poultry180sx
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i bought the ebay front hubs, and it seems the 350z rims wont go on all the way wtf. its like the middle of the hub is too big??

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Duce40sx
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$150 ebay hubs are fine. I used them for 3 years now, still smooth.

To help you with the swap:

http://www.tunerclub.net/showt...-Swap!


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