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Old 12-01-2004, 08:30 PM
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confused on 5 lug swap

ok searched has been done but very unclear.
ppl say do this and that dammm

what i want to know is whats the cheapest way to swap my 91 240sx to 5 lug witout having the front s14 spindle thing where i have to drill bigger holes in struts and all that

i aint want that scenario

i know there are after market hubs but that is too much money

someone said that s14 hubs bolt on to the front by it self??
but i am confused

what about the rear?? please make some sense in all this for me
also i am plannin on 300z brake conversion wit this soo if that affects anything please explain

thx
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what is the purpose of a 5 lug conversion anyways...i have an sr20 front clip on my s14 with the skyline front brakes, with custom made spacers to fit the calipers...but its a 4 lug...
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Old 12-01-2004, 08:42 PM
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for the wheels dohhh
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Better selection of rims
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Old 12-01-2004, 09:35 PM
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Re: confused on 5 lug swap

Originally posted by portion
ok searched has been done but very unclear.
ppl say do this and that dammm

what i want to know is whats the cheapest way to swap my 91 240sx to 5 lug witout having the front s14 spindle thing where i have to drill bigger holes in struts and all that

i aint want that scenario

i know there are after market hubs but that is too much money

someone said that s14 hubs bolt on to the front by it self??
but i am confused

what about the rear?? please make some sense in all this for me
also i am plannin on 300z brake conversion wit this soo if that affects anything please explain

thx
First "i aint want that" sounds really ignorant. Since im in a good mood I will answer.

Secondly NO the S14 hub will not bolt right on. The bearing is to big. You can use the hub but need to get an S13 bearing.

Third for the rear you can use S14 or NA 300ZX hubs. They bolt right on.

Lastly the Z brake upgrade will only effect changing you brake lines, getting bigger rotors and have more stopping power.
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Old 12-02-2004, 01:23 PM
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thx for the help
well not ignorant really
its just who wants to drill bigger holes through brand new coilovers?

so for the front its just s14 front hubs and u got to press in s13 bearings into them ?
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Originally posted by portion
thx for the help
well not ignorant really
its just who wants to drill bigger holes through brand new coilovers?

so for the front its just s14 front hubs and u got to press in s13 bearings into them ?
What I did was use the S14 Knuckle since it came with Z brakes. All my front suspension is S14.

Even my Coilovers. It took a little longer to get them because the order was so random.

So to answer your question yes you need to have the S14 bearing replaced with S13.
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Old 12-08-2004, 07:45 PM
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wow land ho if your not sure please stay quiet i hope this poor bastard didn't try this already...the bearing is fine the BALL JOINT has a different taper and MUST be changed NOTE the s14 balljoint will bolt in but driving is extremely dangerous with incorrect fitment
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Originally posted by juggalo_240
wow land ho if your not sure please stay quiet i hope this poor bastard didn't try this already...the bearing is fine the BALL JOINT has a different taper and MUST be changed NOTE the s14 balljoint will bolt in but driving is extremely dangerous with incorrect fitment
I have done this conversion quite a few time's.

I apologise that I forgot If you are going to use S14 Front KNUCKLE you need S14 BALL JOINT

Also S14 front hubs bearning is bigger that S13.
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