help converting 4-lug to 5-lug
10-11-2005, 12:36 AM
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ive got an 86 with 4 lug and im converting to 5 lug. ive already got the 5-lug front and rear vented drilled and slotted rotors, calipers (from a conv.) and 5 lug rims... but i havnt been able to get ahold of an air compressor to get that huuuuuge nut off so i can get the rotors off.... what i need to know is if they have hub-assemblies or just inner and outer bearings
10-11-2005, 07:50 AM
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Welcome to nopistons.com! I moved this to the 2nd gen forum so it would get more views.
Make sure you un-bend the indented tab that holds the axle nut in place. Here's what I do to get that nut off: Use a crow bar or some other strong bar, brace it between the lugs and againt the ground to keep the hub from spinning. Then get a breaker bar (I use a pipe on the end of my ratchet) and stand on the end of it to loosen the nut.
Make sure you un-bend the indented tab that holds the axle nut in place. Here's what I do to get that nut off: Use a crow bar or some other strong bar, brace it between the lugs and againt the ground to keep the hub from spinning. Then get a breaker bar (I use a pipe on the end of my ratchet) and stand on the end of it to loosen the nut.
10-11-2005, 07:57 AM
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The rear knuckle/hub assembly has to be removed from the car to press the hub in/out. It is much more easier/efficient and economical to install a used 5 lug hub/knuckle than it is to remove the 4 lug hub/knuckle; press out the 4 lug hub and repress the 5 lug hub into place.
10-11-2005, 04:12 PM
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awesome. thanks yall... yeah i tried using a engine hoist handle as my breaker bar to get that nut off... it just wont budge... maybe ill go try a little harder. the idiots at advanced said i had inner/ outer bearings instead of hub assys. dangit! anyone know where i can find new or used hub assemblies? autopart stores and local junkyard/salvageyards in my area (central georgia) dont carry them. i cant wait to get this beast back on the road.
10-11-2005, 04:17 PM
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if i could find the entire sub-frame with lsd and 5-lug hubs and everything i would but in my area there arent any places to get them. im trying to do all the interior (pretty much done) and body work and paint before i go into performance becuase i havnt decided what i want to do yet... as far as a streetported turbo rotory or an LS2 swap....
02-18-2006, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 86fc3sMatt' post='768476' date='Oct 11 2005, 11:38 PM
warner robins, georgia... about 30 mins. south of macon, georgia (central area of georgia)
sorry to dig up an old topic, but i just bought a '88 10AE with 4 lugs and i would like to convert to 5 lug. Is there a write up or how to anywhere? Also what is the bolt pattern on a 5 lug (114.3 x 5)? You all said in the read its bets to get the rear end out of a five lug... well in my newbieness, which years have an LSD and a 5 lug rear end?
thanks again guys!