Please Help! new hubs won't spin!?!
 

I just installed peak performance 5 lug conversion hubs on the front of my s13. Followed the basic diy steps (remove brakes, cotter pin, 30mm nut, washer, then hub. And reversed the steps). Both sides spin great when installed w/o wheels. But then after I get the wheels on and attempt to drive away, both front hubs lock up and won't spin forward or back. When I loosen the lug nuts the wheel spins again, but everytime I tighten it stops spinning. And its not the wheels btw. I checked. I actually just installed the lugs w/o the wheels just to see what would happen and sure enough, as soon as the lug begins to be tight and flush with the hub, it stops spinning. Its so perplexing! :eek2: Somebody, anybody have have an answer to this mystery?

You did put the washer back in, right?

What did you torque the spindle nut to?

lmao check your caliper/wheel clearance.
tightening your lugs down and hub not spinning means your scraping something.

yea i second to this. check the wheels could be hitting your calipers.

id check to see if your rotor is hiting the caliper bracket.

There is only one washer right? The one that goes between the hub and nut? I torqued it to 140lbs

Thanks for your suggestion, but if you read my post carefully, you would see I already said its not the wheel because even without the wheel on at all, I tightened the lug nuts on the lugs and same result. Wheel stops spinning when lug nuts are tightened.

Anyone else have any other clue as to what is going on?

I figured out the problem. It seems that the rotors are too big for the calipers. everytime the lugs are tightened it forces the rotor up against the caliper allowing it to not be able to spin. I am using stock calipers with s14 se rotors. Should I grind my calipers down or should I use different rotors?

get non ABS rotors...

You bought the ABS rotors. Use the NON ABS rotors. :keke:

yea my friend had that problem the non abs rotors should do the trick...r u sure the rim isnt hitting the caliper? cuz i made that mistake boughtrims where it didnt clear the caliper. they bolted on fine but the car wouldnt budge. it was funny

"Thanks for your suggestion, but if you read my post carefully, you would see I already said its not the wheel because even without the wheel on at all, I tightened the lug nuts on the lugs and same result. Wheel stops spinning when lug nuts are tightened."
:spank::D