4 - 5 stud conversion in Perth?

[ASYLUM]

I have been having so much trouble getting rims for my NA R33 that i am now considering a 5 stud conversion.

I have made some enquires and been told that the labour would cost around $3-400 but that i would need to source the parts myself as it is not worth the trouble for the shop to do so.

can anyone in Perth source the parts required? obviously i will need some standard GTS-t rims to drive my car after the swap but other than that what else is required?

has anyone in Perth had this done? and if so do you know anyone that will source and install the parts for you?

i was looking at doing this much further down the track but due to a lack of good 4 stud rims i may have to do so sooner...

any advice appreciated, i have done a search and had a look through but not seen any complete info in WA.

[mexr]

Umm I am not 100% sure, but I think that some people on the www.silviawa.com/forums have had this done to their car. I think I remember seeing a sticky somewhere there with details on who does it etc. I know your car is not a sil, but it may help.

Gauth

[MirKz]

I too would also like to know this...

[NO_RSPECT]

dude why dont you buy the wheel spacers that will convert your wheels from 4 stud to 5

like you get a spacer its about 1" thick or less or more as it is a spacer

its like a hub extension

so it bolts to your existing hub via the 4studs

and then has 5 studs protruding from it so that now you can use gtst or s15 wheels

i know in the eastern states you can get them from autobahn or somethng.. but not sure in perth who stocks them

[NO_RSPECT]

and by convert your wheels i meant convert your hubs

[MirKz]

we have autobahn in wa too for memory... one jus near leech hwy i think

... wouldnt having the spacers mean u would have to either flare the gaurds, or something... in order to fit wider tyres in them ?

[ix9]

Not to mention it'd place more strain on your existing studs, ie. this is something you DON'T want to snap if your belting it off the line :|

[RB20LagWagon]

They are na skylines there will not be much hurting going on . A Smart thing to do would be to get gts-t struts for the front, which you would get nice 4 pot caliper brakes etc. And for the rear get the complete gtst diff disk to disk, then you would get lsd. You could probably get that in total for around 1k if you look around (IE forums of people wrecking their lines, MrMayfem , Hyperdrive, Dsturbd are also some other sobs that carry quality gear cheap) the labour to change these parts over would be cheap enough you will also get enhanced handling and breaking.

[MirKz]

I think my gts already has lsd... doesnt it kym ?

i know i lay 2 big blackies etc... and one wheel doesnt spin first then the other....

and u aint seen the way i drive have ya wagon

ive been able to scare a few people with turbo cars ehehe (having ure car setup for track style is da bomb)

[RB20LagWagon]

I think my gts already has lsd... doesnt it kym ?

i know i lay 2 big blackies etc... and one wheel doesnt spin first then the other....

and u aint seen the way i drive have ya wagon

ive been able to scare a few people with turbo cars ehehe (having ure car setup for track style is da bomb)

fair enough having lsd already will make it easier to sell to s13 types if they want to keep their 4stud. however.

Best Quarter Mile: 15.872 @ 144.69kph

Aint scaring anyone.

[ix9]

Pretty sure it already has LSD Mirkz.....

It should be "god created lag to give mirkz a chance" haha

[RB20LagWagon]

Might be as simple as a hub change for him then

[Dsturbd]

I have a complete r33 gts-t rear cradle for sale

[Flite]

Rang up Mr Mags Morley today for adaptors from 4 stud to 5 stud. Said it would cost $200 each so all 4 being $800. Dunno who else does them, rang autobahn said they are illegal so they dont do them.

[ASYLUM]

hmm... not sure about the hub adaptors due to the strain.

i'd like to keep my skyline all motor for something different, seeing as i have ~127kw atw and looking to get a bit more later, the upgraded brakes and LSD would be a nice addition.

Hyperdrive said its too much trouble to get the parts so they won't source them but the labour is cheap enough.

thanks for the info, i'll have to look into what i need to get and how i can source the parts.

[Dsturbd]

I have 90 % of what you need here

[MirKz]

fair enough having lsd already will make it easier to sell to s13 types if they want to keep their 4stud. however.

 

Aint scaring anyone.

not saying that the quarter mile i can do is gonna scare anyone.. cus it aint... LOL

my car handles like its on rails...according to everyone that ive taken for a spin. so yeah can have some fun sometimes

but yes i know my car is slow... leave me alone.. still looks quick ahahaha

[ASYLUM]

I have 90 % of what you need here  

ah, can you PM me with prices etc and what else i would need to pick up for the conversion to be completed pls?

[paully_tee]

hmm... not sure about the hub adaptors due to the strain.

i'd like to keep my skyline all motor for something different, seeing as i have ~127kw atw and looking to get a bit more later, the upgraded brakes and LSD would be a nice addition.

Hyperdrive said its too much trouble to get the parts so they won't source them but the labour is cheap enough.

thanks for the info, i'll have to look into what i need to get and how i can source the parts.

nice. Can you give us a rundown of what youve done and what costs youve incured from it??? very interested in how ur makin that much decent power

[NO_RSPECT]

Unique Auto Sports have them

thats the pic of em

$70 each

15mm thick

not too shabby.. mind you thats for the 5 stud to 5 stud... but make some enquiries the 4 to 5 stud shouldnt be too much more