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grudge · 03-29-2006, 10:21 PM

did a search and found that the writeups are not active any longer.
can anyone, or does anyone know where else to find an active source for these instructions?

http://www.teamhpi.org/5lug.php

http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/tech/5stud/5stud.htm

nrg · 03-29-2006, 10:50 PM

http://www.tougefriends.com/media/ht...ame=News&sid=9

**mrmephistopheles** · 03-30-2006, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by nrg

http://www.tougefriends.com/media/ht...ame=News&sid=9

http://www.freewebs.com/abuseFrozen.htm
That's what I get. Looks like tougefriends was hacked.

BEISSEN · 03-30-2006, 03:19 AM

What happend to the Archive's that we use to have here? I looke for several things and its gone. If we can get another Archive made like we had a few years ago then we can always have the info we need.

Neejay · 03-30-2006, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmephistopheles

http://www.freewebs.com/abuseFrozen.htm
That's what I get. Looks like tougefriends was hacked.

I had to stop the page from loading, and I got the page to display regularly.

projectRDM · 03-30-2006, 12:42 PM

Or you could just follow this writeup:

1) Remove old hubs
2) Install new hubs

If you seriously need a writeup to install hubs then maybe you should quit eating glue for a few days.

grudge · 03-30-2006, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R240NA

Or you could just follow this writeup:

1) Remove old hubs
2) Install new hubs

If you seriously need a writeup to install hubs then maybe you should quit eating glue for a few days.

really?

Irukandji · 03-30-2006, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grudge

really?

yeah... really... Hub swap is as simple as it gets.

infinitexsound · 03-30-2006, 09:38 PM

its alot harder to change ur spark plugs..

Neejay · 03-30-2006, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitexsound

its alot harder to change ur spark plugs..

Damn...I didnt know that LOL I was thinking it was a lot more to it than that, but then again maybe I was confusing that with a 300zx brake swap.

Maybe some day I will do a 5-lug swap with some s14 SE alloys...hmm...

grudge · 03-31-2006, 08:55 AM

man, all i asked for was an active source. thanks to those who at least had the decency to try and help out. to the rest who were just negative,

g6civcx · 03-31-2006, 09:03 AM

Just find an FSM. If you're using replacement hubs they bolt in in place of your stock 4-lug hubs.

grudge · 03-31-2006, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g6civcx

Just find an FSM. If you're using replacement hubs they bolt in in place of your stock 4-lug hubs.

thanks. i just wanted to see other peoples writeup on it, cause someone told me i need to replace my spindles. but i knew i didn't need to, but i just wanted to be 100% sure.

g6civcx · 03-31-2006, 11:45 AM

Just get Peak hubs. They bolt in just like your regular hubs. No need to swap anything else. Just get brakes and wheels and you're set.

aznpoopy · 03-31-2006, 11:52 AM

here's another one.

http://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap.htm#5-lug

hub swap using stock s14 parts on a s13 is not just swapping hubs. i'd also suggest you get aftermarket hubs. just to save yourself a slight headache.

JesusFreakDrifter · 03-31-2006, 12:00 PM

hey i know that everyone does the z32 brake swap but what about the z31 does that work?

importnut · 03-31-2006, 02:20 PM

I don't think it's so much an issue of a Z31 swap working, I don't think they are anything special. Plus, I think they are 4lug.

The front hub swap on an S14 is as simple as it can get. Get S14 5-lug hubs, and put them on. The rear is not as simple because you need to remove most of the links on the upright, or remove the upright altogether to get access to the 4 bolts on the back. That and you need a monster socket (36mm iirc) to get the axle out.

The S13 front conversion can be done with aftermarket units that equip it with bearings that work on the S13 spindles. In all honest, it's going to be cheaper, and easier in the long run to use aftermarket hubs. PDM racing sells them.

-Alex S.

AWDtoyota · 03-31-2006, 08:49 PM

....and if you run s14 componets up front on an s13 what modifications are needed?

I've read that you have to drill out the strut to fit the s14 spindle bolts....is this correct? And will s14 lower control arms work on an s13 in the front?

axiomatik · 03-31-2006, 09:38 PM

to use s14 hubs in fron you need s14 spindle, and yes, the strut bolts are larger on the s14. s14 LCA's will work, it will widen your track slightly

AWDtoyota · 04-01-2006, 07:29 PM

Thank you, but one last thing...

I don't have the s14 strut bolts, and I also don't want to drill out my struts. To avoid drilling and being able to use my s13 strut bolts, I can use the strut spacers that PDM sells...right? I'm pretty sure this is what I have to do, i just want to be sure...

Oh and here's a link to the spacers I was speaking of (till the bottom of page):http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/5boltconversion.html

03-29-2006, 10:21 PM	#1
grudge Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 152 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	5lug swap writeup did a search and found that the writeups are not active any longer. can anyone, or does anyone know where else to find an active source for these instructions? http://www.teamhpi.org/5lug.php http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/tech/5stud/5stud.htm

03-29-2006, 10:50 PM	#2
nrg Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Age: 40 Posts: 1,571 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	http://www.tougefriends.com/media/ht...ame=News&sid=9 __________________ driftingisgay.com

03-30-2006, 09:38 PM	#9
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 42 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	its alot harder to change ur spark plugs.. __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

03-31-2006, 02:20 PM	#17
importnut Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NW Indiana Age: 48 Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't think it's so much an issue of a Z31 swap working, I don't think they are anything special. Plus, I think they are 4lug. The front hub swap on an S14 is as simple as it can get. Get S14 5-lug hubs, and put them on. The rear is not as simple because you need to remove most of the links on the upright, or remove the upright altogether to get access to the 4 bolts on the back. That and you need a monster socket (36mm iirc) to get the axle out. The S13 front conversion can be done with aftermarket units that equip it with bearings that work on the S13 spindles. In all honest, it's going to be cheaper, and easier in the long run to use aftermarket hubs. PDM racing sells them. -Alex S. __________________ "What about the twinkie?"

03-31-2006, 09:38 PM	#19
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,702 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	to use s14 hubs in fron you need s14 spindle, and yes, the strut bolts are larger on the s14. s14 LCA's will work, it will widen your track slightly __________________

03-30-2006, 03:19 AM	#4
BEISSEN Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Woodbridge,VA Age: 42 Posts: 1,028 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What happend to the Archive's that we use to have here? I looke for several things and its gone. If we can get another Archive made like we had a few years ago then we can always have the info we need.

03-30-2006, 12:42 PM	#6
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Or you could just follow this writeup: 1) Remove old hubs 2) Install new hubs If you seriously need a writeup to install hubs then maybe you should quit eating glue for a few days.

03-31-2006, 08:55 AM	#11
grudge Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 152 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	man, all i asked for was an active source. thanks to those who at least had the decency to try and help out. to the rest who were just negative,

03-31-2006, 09:03 AM	#12
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Just find an FSM. If you're using replacement hubs they bolt in in place of your stock 4-lug hubs.

03-31-2006, 11:45 AM	#14
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Just get Peak hubs. They bolt in just like your regular hubs. No need to swap anything else. Just get brakes and wheels and you're set.

03-31-2006, 11:52 AM	#15
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	here's another one. http://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap.htm#5-lug hub swap using stock s14 parts on a s13 is not just swapping hubs. i'd also suggest you get aftermarket hubs. just to save yourself a slight headache.

03-31-2006, 12:00 PM	#16
JesusFreakDrifter Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: fort lauderdale Posts: 975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey i know that everyone does the z32 brake swap but what about the z31 does that work?

03-31-2006, 08:49 PM	#18
AWDtoyota Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Posts: 146 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	....and if you run s14 componets up front on an s13 what modifications are needed? I've read that you have to drill out the strut to fit the s14 spindle bolts....is this correct? And will s14 lower control arms work on an s13 in the front?

04-01-2006, 07:29 PM	#20
AWDtoyota Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Posts: 146 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Thank you, but one last thing... I don't have the s14 strut bolts, and I also don't want to drill out my struts. To avoid drilling and being able to use my s13 strut bolts, I can use the strut spacers that PDM sells...right? I'm pretty sure this is what I have to do, i just want to be sure... Oh and here's a link to the spacers I was speaking of (till the bottom of page):http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/5boltconversion.html