what's good, i wanted to know if anyone out there has ever done a five lug swap to a first gen. i saw it on a black first gen from Fl. and i was wondering what i would have to do to make my car five lug?need info asap if any!

 

you would need the 5lug hub from the fc that much i do know

 

http://www.mrcmfg.com/respeed/catalo...88371aa6265057

youll need that along with these parts from a 2nd gen:

2 front hubs
2 4 piston front calipers
front bearings
front grease seal

the rear is where it gets tricky. you can get adapters. its much easier to do so when you have the GSLSE rearend(4x114). it took me a while to find adapters to fit that lug pattern, i dont even think you could find any to fit the 4x110 pattern. i am currently running the adapters,well car isnt running yet, but theyre what i plan to run. a better option in my opinion is to get the rear axles and brake rotors redrilled to 5x114. i plan on doing so as soon as i can find a shop that do the drilling for me.

one thing to remember, when you are buying wheels youll need wheels in the front that have a MAX of 5" backspacing. a lot of people talk like thats hard, buts its not. i found a good cheap set of WORK EQUIPS for my car.

 

What would be the point?

None.

 

True.
The 4 lug SE suspension is a direct bolt on,no hassels.It gives you PLENTY of wheel options for a stock bodied car.
The 5 lug swap is a better direction to go if your looking to run flares or widebody since most of the wide,deepdish wheel selection out there tends to be 5 lug.

5 lug conversions can be as simple as having the stock front rotors and rear axle shafts redrilled.....Or it can be as complex as an FC big brake upgrade and an entire rearend swap.....

 

Widebodies are only good for racing, so it only makes sense to use racing wheels, the good ones of which have a something like 205mm bolt circle and require special hubs anyway. In for a penny, in for a pound, and all that.