Guest Anonymous Posted September 6, 2000 Share Posted September 6, 2000 What are the more desirable ways to convert the rear axles to 5 lugs? Re-drill them with 5 holes? Axles from another car(That fit right in, none of this custom suspension garbage!)? Or do you think it would be better to re-drill the rear rotors for 4 lugs and stick with 4 lugs? ------------------ Morgan morgan@z31.com http://carfiche.com http://z31.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted September 6, 2000 Share Posted September 6, 2000 Originally posted by Morgan:What are the more desirable ways to convert the rear axles to 5 lugs? Re-drill them with 5 holes? Axles from another car(That fit right in, none of this custom suspension garbage!)? "well not sure what qualifies as 'custom suspension garbage' given any change will be custom and I don't consider anything custom on my car (ie. the whole thing) garbage" Or do you think it would be better to re-drill the rear rotors for 4 lugs and stick with 4 lugs? "I'm not aware of any other axles in a 5 lug setup that 'slip-in'. I don't know what you mean by redrilling the rear rotors for 4lugs and sticking with 4 lugs. What rotors are we talking about? Drilling your rear hubs and going 5 lug is not a major undertaking IMO and Mike 'fonebooth' has all the bits to get that done including instructions if you're unclear as to how to go about it. Locate your intended 'new' 4 holes (retain one on the bolt circle) and weld up any areas ahead of time you feel locate holes too close to the edge of the hub. Then redrill them for whatever studs you're running and redrill your rotor if keeping your current 4 bolt rotor. The hole location itself can be a stretch for the homebody and this is where Mike's info/tools IMO help those left with questions. I'd redrill for larger/thicker studs and then you can slap on some spacers and run any of so many available lightweight 16"+ wheels:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted September 6, 2000 Share Posted September 6, 2000 i've tried most other axles. the closest is a 86 300 stub but the bearing flange is way off. its SMALLER than the 240 one. the shaft "appears" to be the same length. the splines are different and the 300 flanges are way too long to use in a 240 as well. i thought of having bearing sleeves machined to use the 300 shaft with a 240 bearing but that would be a costly modification AND you would need to use a custom made axle flange as well. this didnt seem to be a suitable alternative. i would custom make a tubular rear control arm before doing this....start with a 300 a-arm and get Cv shafts shortened ETC... not the easy way out either..... DONT drill your rotors...... replacement NEW 5 stud ones are only $50 ea.. thats what i sell Brembo oem ones for anyway.. you will need to use 3" studs , i use either moroso or arp depending on availability. 1st choice is ARP. but they are a differnt knurl size than the oem stud i use in the front for converting the front to chevy thread. if you supply your own calipers i can sell 2 new rotors and the punch and 10 studs for $150. you will need the maxima bracket and 82-3 calipers. ------------------ Mike http://www.fonebooth.com raceparts and brakeupgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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