15 May, 2009

5 stud conversion

I have had a full S15 silvia hub assemby sitting in my garage for a while, but becuase the car already has the 4 piston front brake setup (with the rotors drilled to suit the 4 stud hub), there wasn't a lot of urgency to get the 5 stud hub assembly on the car.

Anyway, I finally got my act together and had the 5 stud assembly installed by Autosport Engineering. There just isn't the space to do it at my current house, and it gave me a little extra peace of mind knowing the conversion had been carried out by a professional.

So the car now has a full 5 stud hub assembly, as well as S15 lower control arms (longer than the S13 items, with a resulting increase in front track). While it was there, I also had a set of adjustable castor rods installed.

The 5 stud assembly opens up a lot more wheel choices, and also makes after market brake discs easier to get. My next upgrade will be a second set of wheels with a set of semi slicks strictly for the track.

2 comments:

  1. lucky someone found you a set of wheels and semi slicks ;)

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  2. Thanks again bud, exactly what I was looking for.

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