Altering Stud pattern, N15.

[shaggy_master]

Looking to gather some info about changing the stud pattern on our N15's.
Don't want dodgy ways, its gotta be solid!
Anyone know if other Hubs are swappable?
Or has anyone encountered those adapters, and are they any good?
Also heard of Re-drilling, Re-studding etc, opinions?
Looking to obtain a stud pattern of 5 x 130 for whatever reason.
All info much appreciated.
Thanks.
Joe

 

[monka]

your best bet would be to get a hubcentrc spacer custom made up.

 

[rich12885]

im sure one of the n16 hubs and driveshafts fit mate for the skyline brake upgrade(rotory one or something)

 

[shaggy_master]

Its not for brakes. GTi brakes are more than satisfactory so forget that idea Rich.
Joe

 

[edk]

PGA guys have swapped N16 onto N15 before iirc but I dont know the details, so in other words a swap from something is possible. Front hubs can probably be drilled but the rears are more shapped where parts of the hubs are thinner so they would need to be swapped out. Trouble with spacers that change the PCD is that they will push your offset right out. Expensive too.

 

[stufagti]

H&R will do some

send them a email,
it will be a hubcentric kit, which bolts onto some new shorter studs, which wil have a new set of studs on BU it will space your wheels out too i think

 

[shaggy_master]

Offset is goooooooood.
Hmmm.

 

[edk]

20mm out though.... which means the wheels you buy will have to have a high offset which wont look as good. i.e. you wont get wheels on like those drift grids.

 

[Corbalicious]

I remember on driftworks a lad had a local machining place knock up some hubcentric stud adapters (4 to 5 stud) fairly cheaply. Main thing I think is getting the centre bore right, and making them strong.

 

[mera red gti]

what you planning young blood?

 

[shaggy_master]

Just ideas at the moment bud.

Joe

 

[DBull]

Gets some N15 GTi hubs.

Press or hammer out the studs.

Weld up the holes and skim to flat surface.

Redrill to desired setup....easy!

 

[shaggy_master]

And do the same to the brake discs yeah?
Sounds good!!
Joe

 

[Corbalicious]

Surely you'd use brake discs from the car you are using the wheels?

 

[edk]

I would. Then get them ground down to the correct diameter.

 

[shaggy_master]

No lol, thats more hassle.
Discs have different offsets too, as well as different Diameters and thicknesses haha.
Joe

 

[Corbalicious]

Probably not worth it. I think hubcentric converter is the way to go. Got to be cost effective, but more importantly, safe.

 

[sri_alan]

 

[edk]

I started looking into doing something like this on mine, to get 5x114.3 for better wheel selection and easy conversion to R32 brakes/discs. But the cost involved in getting hubcentric spacers or fabrication and then getting the wheels I wanted is really not worth the cost for what is basically a cosmetic change. imo. So I hit that one on the head. I just thought what I could do with that money elsewhere on the car

 

[Corbalicious]

Four Stud to Five Stud

PCD: 4x100 - 5x130

Centre Bore: 60.2 / 71.5

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-Hubcentric...vr_id=&cguid=e2c1a21a1230a0aad5525912fdddb6a9