4 to 5 lug conversion

gapimpin · Post by **gapimpin** » October 5th, 2005, 2:46 pm

dont know if this will work on our cars or not and its a hub adapter that goes from 4 to 5lug it comes in 4.25" (108mm) and 4.5" (114.3mm) $130 for a set of 2 kinda expensive but a good alternative if you already have 5lug rims u wanna swap on and it was hard as hell to find

this is the 4.25" http://www.ezaccessory.com/.sc/ms/dd/11 ... %26quot%3B
this is the 4.5" http://www.ezaccessory.com/.sc/ms/dd/11 ... %26quot%3B

bmwm3guy · Post by **bmwm3guy** » October 5th, 2005, 2:56 pm

...or instead of having rims rubbing on your fender you can just swap in mx6 hubs and bearings to give you a REAL 5 bolt pattern

gapimpin · Post by **gapimpin** » October 5th, 2005, 5:11 pm

I heard that it wasnt possible to swap mx6 hubs

bmwm3guy · Post by **bmwm3guy** » October 5th, 2005, 5:20 pm

cant find any pics but a good friend of mine did it soo...

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » October 5th, 2005, 5:33 pm

neither will work, they are not 4x100, those are 4x108 and 4x114

rebel2k4 · Post by **rebel2k4** » October 9th, 2005, 5:06 pm

bmwm3guy wrote:cant find any pics but a good friend of mine did it soo...

Well I'd like some info on this then.

The bearing diameter is different from the mx3 to mx6/probe/626

Slammed6 · Post by **Slammed6** » December 4th, 2005, 1:35 am

I have been looking into this as well...and i can see the fronts fitting without a problem, but the strut used has to be from a Probe/MX-6.

The rears mount differently, so i am sure some kinda modifications have to be made....and i never really looked at doing it any further, after seeing it was direct bolt on.

2fazed · Post by **2fazed** » December 5th, 2005, 11:52 pm

What about the 626's? I've seen a couple of them in the junkyards that are 5 bolt. I think it was a 91 or 92. Not completely sure on the year.

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » December 6th, 2005, 12:06 am

Guys- do some research... this has been brought up, discuseed, and shot down more than enough times to prove that its not a bolt on affair with the probe/mx-6/626/millenia stuff.

The only car's spindles I can see even being possible to fit on the MX-3 is the 5-lug GTR... but good luck finding them!

relisys_3200 · Post by **relisys_3200** » December 6th, 2005, 1:13 am

there is someone on the board "wazza" that has a 5 lug Astina v6 brake and hub conversion...whatever that is..lol
i just read it somewhere

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » December 6th, 2005, 9:03 am

Hmmm quite interesting....

Although I am still not sure WHY you would want to do a 5-lug conversion. Its not a "JDM" option and there are just as many wheels for the 4x100 bolt pattern as there are for 5-lugs.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » December 7th, 2005, 12:13 am

True, but a hub conversion would open up alot of brake options. Also the ZE has a tendency to loosen the 4 lugs.

I have a pic of that car in a rally. Nice looking ride for its age.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » December 7th, 2005, 12:14 am

PS, the Astina isthe 323F or Lantis. Same chasis as the MX-3 so it would be a direct swap. Problem is that the number of countries that the Lantis was sold is are few.

jaydog5678 · Post by **jaydog5678** » December 7th, 2005, 12:41 pm

So that means we need to find someone overseas to import them.

I would convert in a heartbeat..

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » December 7th, 2005, 3:02 pm

So would I, but I searched last night for more pics of the Astina (323f) and couldn't find any with 5 lug wheels. All of them had 4 lug that I saw. I know that most cars I saw were 4 bangers, so maybe I need a pic of the 323f with a V6???
Maybe one of the Australian guys would ship us a set or two...