stephen115 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Im doing a 4 inch lift and im having a problem with what bolt pattern I want.. I have a set of 4 16.5 inch wagon wheels 5 lug, and was wondering if I should do the 5 lug swap( there are two xt6's at the local pull a part)(and what is the part list for this conversion?) or should I redrill some hubs( there is a ea81 at the local pull a part also, and I can get the hubs off that and make them 6 lugs) my main problem is that my brat is my daily driver and I kind of need to do this in 2-3 days, the lift and the 5 lug swap or 6 lug conversion? thank you for your time SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEECHBM69 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Im doing a 4 inch lift and im having a problem with what bolt pattern I want.. I have a set of 4 16.5 inch wagon wheels 5 lug, and was wondering if I should do the 5 lug swap( there are two xt6's at the local pull a part)(and what is the part list for this conversion?) or should I redrill some hubs( there is a ea81 at the local pull a part also, and I can get the hubs off that and make them 6 lugs) my main problem is that my brat is my daily driver and I kind of need to do this in 2-3 days, the lift and the 5 lug swap or 6 lug conversion? thank you for your time SJ Not sure where you found some 16.5's that are five lug, most of those were 8 lug for 3/4 or 1 ton trucks. Not to mention 16.5 inch tires are all but discontinued in favor of 16, 17, and beyond. Cheap and dirty is to find a set of six lug rims and drill the rims out. Next easiest would be the six lug hub mod. Most involved is the five lug swap. You can do a search and find more information than you can read in a day on all three subjects. Stoke the fire, get a beverage and get comfortable. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen115 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Not sure where you found some 16.5's that are five lug, most of those were 8 lug for 3/4 or 1 ton trucks. Not to mention 16.5 inch tires are all but discontinued in favor of 16, 17, and beyond. Cheap and dirty is to find a set of six lug rims and drill the rims out. Next easiest would be the six lug hub mod. Most involved is the five lug swap. You can do a search and find more information than you can read in a day on all three subjects. Stoke the fire, get a beverage and get comfortable. Dan I have searched and I cant find a parts list or anything about swaping the front for the 5 lug swap, Ill probably end up doing the 6 lug redrill. SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEECHBM69 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I have searched and I cant find a parts list or anything about swaping the front for the 5 lug swap, Ill probably end up doing the 6 lug redrill. SJ Try this thread http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=110637&highlight=5+lug+swap Lots of good info. There are others, try your search in the same forum as that thread and you will probably come up with more stuff. Hope that helps. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen115 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Try this thread http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=110637&highlight=5+lug+swap Lots of good info. There are others, try your search in the same forum as that thread and you will probably come up with more stuff. Hope that helps. Dan thank you SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 a 5 lug wheel like you describe would probably be a 5 on 5.5" bolt pattern, not the subaru 5 lug pattern.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen115 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 a 5 lug wheel like you describe would probably be a 5 on 5.5" bolt pattern, not the subaru 5 lug pattern.... thank you SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 With your time frame I would definatly do the 6 lug conversion. Have someone like Scott do the hard work, and just bolt the hubs on. You can do a rear disc conversion at the same time. Who are you getting your lift from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91 subaru Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I just did the 6 hole hub drill. Its not hard if you have a the right tools. took me about an hour and a half to two hours to redrill all of mine. Really simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen115 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 With your time frame I would definatly do the 6 lug conversion. Have someone like Scott do the hard work, and just bolt the hubs on. You can do a rear disc conversion at the same time. Who are you getting your lift from? Michael appel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen115 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 I just did the 6 hole hub drill. Its not hard if you have a the right tools. took me about an hour and a half to two hours to redrill all of mine. Really simple. What tools do I need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91 subaru Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I used a hand sledge, a center punch, a brass punch, a drill press, two drill bits one small and one close to the size of the lug stud. Then i used a reamer to finish off the size of the lug stud holes. Plus whatever tools it takes to get you wheel and you hub off.19mm in impact socket, impact, 24 mm socket for the castle nuts on the hubs.(i think thats what size they were) and a pair of pliers to pull out the cotter pins on the castlenuts on the hubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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