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Yesh 03-10-2011 09:28 PM

Is it this one??
NISSAN 240SX S13 FRONT & REAR 5-LUG CONVERSION SET - eBay (item 140506854527 end time Mar-31-11 03:47:21 PDT)

twyztidmind 05-19-2011 08:44 PM

Yes thats the one.

UPDATE: When buying the ebay ones, buy some aftermarket studs such as ARP or Nismo. The ones that come with the hubs snap pretty easy.

I got some ARP Extended lugs since we are adding wheel spacers soon.

LDB477 05-21-2011 07:59 AM

I am in the middle of doing one of these swaps and I'm running into an issue with the ABS ring. The toothed ring that comes off of the old hubs does not fit the new hubs, and the new hubs come with some weird flange-ring looking thing. I can only assume that this is some sort of ABS defeater, anyone else run into this?

twyztidmind 05-23-2011 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LDB477 (Post 4056399)
I am in the middle of doing one of these swaps and I'm running into an issue with the ABS ring. The toothed ring that comes off of the old hubs does not fit the new hubs, and the new hubs come with some weird flange-ring looking thing. I can only assume that this is some sort of ABS defeater, anyone else run into this?

Can't help you there mine didnt have ABS.

A54 05-23-2011 09:02 PM

Nice ...Thanks for the pictures!

Speed Junky 05-24-2011 11:11 AM

Eventually I will do this, i'm guessing you do this because a 5 lug is stronger and have more wheel options? Can anyone explain the technical side to this?

fckillerbee 05-24-2011 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed Junky (Post 4061316)
Eventually I will do this, i'm guessing you do this because a 5 lug is stronger and have more wheel options? Can anyone explain the technical side to this?

yes. brake options too.

Edwin562 05-24-2011 11:24 AM

this will help me alot soon, i just bought my 5 lug hubs... thanks for great write up...

Dany 03-20-2012 02:31 AM

Can I do the same thing as u but for an s13? or theirs more steps to it?

SuperDown 03-21-2012 07:19 AM

Sweeeeeeeeeet

jaysgottaredtop 03-21-2012 07:32 AM

FYI for you do-it-yourselfers with access to a drill press and other basic tools:

#/f/s-chassis/400538...onversion.html

^ basically free front 5lug conversion.

SuperDown 03-21-2012 07:45 AM

I wanted to stay 4 lug pretty had but the huge selection of wheels and sizes is too much to ignore so screw it I'm down haha

hOngsterr 03-21-2012 09:08 AM

found it.

#/f/archive-faqs/142...pics-rear.html

jake schuur 03-22-2012 09:16 AM

good write up. I just did this swap and it was a breeze

tapdeznutz 03-29-2012 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jake schuur (Post 4592699)
good write up. I just did this swap and it was a breeze

^i'm with stupid hehe^

lewisfk 04-14-2012 10:47 PM

quick question for the guys who done this already, i'm in the middle of the rear swap and i couldnt get the four nuts by the spindle off. So i just pushed the spindle out! I removed the rear shocks and the suspison linkage then i used some man juice and pushed it out! Did I f#$% something up or is this a common thing?

lewisfk 04-16-2012 08:11 AM

Noone has done this?

tapdeznutz 04-16-2012 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lewisfk (Post 4637096)
quick question for the guys who done this already, i'm in the middle of the rear swap and i couldnt get the four nuts by the spindle off. So i just pushed the spindle out! I removed the rear shocks and the suspison linkage then i used some man juice and pushed it out! Did I f#$% something up or is this a common thing?

push out? u mean removed the entire spindle? which shouldnt be a problem and you really did not have to remove ur strut either unless you just wanted more room to work....just remove and replace the 4 with the 5 lug hub now and re-assemble. i had to remove some linkages too but again everything is straight forward...just take ur time and think things thru. gl

future 04-16-2012 10:00 AM

I have a questions. I bought some z32 n/a rear hubs. They fit my axEls and everything. But the hubs have he extra tab on them. Thoes holds the ebrake shoe together on the z32. Im bot doing the rear ebrake conversions so will these hubs work? Or are they only good for people using them for a z32 ebrake conversion? Oh and this is a s13 btw

lewisfk 04-17-2012 06:45 PM

Can someone verify the torque of the 36 mm hub nut is 75-85, and the four nuts are 58-72 lbs torque? Thanks Lou!

Hey guys im having trouble getting the rear hub off, is there something I'm missing?

The four bolts are off, the 36 mm nut and c. pin is also. I pulled to plastic rings from the inside of the 4 lug off. I spent the last hour banging the shit out of the hub, any suggestions!

jaysgottaredtop 04-17-2012 08:16 PM

torque specs for the axle nuts are big-breaker-bar-and-jump-on-it.

torque specs for the four hub nuts are big-breaker-bar-and-tighten-it-as-best-you-can-in-such-an-awkward-space.

lewisfk 04-17-2012 08:18 PM

^^i have an impact gun so I can hit from 90 to 150 lbs, I just dont want to over due it! How about the other stuff I mentioned?

cliffsmith1 04-24-2012 07:25 PM

So lets say I broke the front 19mm caliper mounting bolt... what size bolt would that be?

lewisfk 04-28-2012 10:47 PM

Hub puller works miracles! 20 bucks harbor freight!

zooopreme 04-28-2012 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by future (Post 4639313)
I have a questions. I bought some z32 n/a rear hubs. They fit my axEls and everything. But the hubs have he extra tab on them. Thoes holds the ebrake shoe together on the z32. Im not doing the rear ebrake conversions so will these hubs work? Or are they only good for people using them for a z32 ebrake conversion? Oh and this is a s13 btw

+1, I also want to know this.

future 04-29-2012 12:23 AM

Ive been wanting a answer for months

pacotaco345 10-11-2012 08:36 PM

It seems like the ebay hubs are hit and miss... My rear hubs have about 2500 miles on them and already have play on both sides. My front left hub came drilled slightly off center so it feels like I have an out of balance wheel all the time. My front right one though, is perfect lol. So just FYI for everyone, buyer beware.

jesse_s13 10-11-2012 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacotaco345 (Post 4944931)
It seems like the ebay hubs are hit and miss... My rear hubs have about 2500 miles on them and already have play on both sides. My front left hub came drilled slightly off center so it feels like I have an out of balance wheel all the time. My front right one though, is perfect lol. So just FYI for everyone, buyer beware.

OEM. This can be a SAFETY issue.

jaysgottaredtop 10-11-2012 09:40 PM

^ both of my housemates (both with S13s) have used ebay hubs at one point or another, and they all went bad.

one hub (a front hub) developed play between the outer race of the bearing and the hub into which it was pressed! very very very very very bad. the bearing is bolted to the knuckle... but suddenly the hub/rotor/wheel are no longer firmly attached to the bearing! the only thing holding on the hub/rotor/wheel is the brake caliper (which is then getting loaded/twisted as the car enters a hard corner).

bottom line: ebay hubs can be very dangerous. either use oem s13/s14 hubs, or grind out a new snap-ring groove into a j30 hub and press in the correct s13/s14 bearing.

tapdeznutz 10-11-2012 10:36 PM

j30 hubs FTW!!


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