peteretep Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 maybe its a silly question but how hard is it to change a 4 stud car to a 5 stud, i assume that somewhere along the line you would just have to have something custom made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Yeah, it's definatly a big task. Lots of fabrication involved. Most people (i would think) just grab a brake setup off of another car and get it customised to fit their car. I can't imagine it being cheap. Why do you want to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 a friend of mine was just wondering coz hes got a 4 stud and all the wheels he likes are 5 stud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 You can get 4 -> 5 stud adapter plates but if you want to go to a similar or same sized PCD it's a pain in the arse. Alternatively with some models of vehicle a later variant (or earlier) that came in a 5stud, you may be able to change the hubs etc. over. ie. 4->5stud R32 Skyline conversions, NA to Turbo as it were. Also though, if he's looking at brand new wheels from the manufacturer, most come in a selection of 4 or 5 stud varying offsets etc etc etc. so if he/she/it/the dog, finds one they like and want then just ask the wheel place whether they can get it in a PCD to suit the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Yeah. If the wheel shop is any good, they should be able to buy blank wheels and get them drilled to the right stud pattern / offset. Or at least that's what I was told when I was looking at a set of wheels for my car and wanted the perfect offset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 it depends on who makes the wheel usally, but there are places about that will re-drill holes and alter offsets and dish, but its not cheap, re-drilling isnt that difficult tho, its even easier if its the same PCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas Monkey Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Try and get some blank hubs if possible for your car and pay an engineering shop to drill and fit the studs, DON'T get some made up, it will be way to expensive. The best option is Zeps, get blank rims drilled to suit ( may be an arse if the rims are 5 spoke ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 i rung up a tyre guy and he said that only some rims can come blank and adapter plates and spacers are semi illegal and he wouldnt do them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas Monkey Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I just thought of another idea, its a bit rough but what you could do, if the rims are alloy, is find a good alloy welder (most sheet metal places can weld alloy) weld up the holes and the hollows in the back then send them to and engineering shop for re-machining and re drilling, it will be very expensive but i supose that depends on how much you want those wheels on your car, get a quote first, i gaurantee you'll shit your pants when they give you a price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 oooh dodgy.....ring diffs r us for a quote.....they were gonna re studd my ute.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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