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cjbiagi wrote:Many wheel adapter companies will not change the number of studs feeling it is unsafe. If you do find a quality set of adapters they are pretty expensive and will change your offset because they are so thick. I changed my rears to 5 lug a few years ago and am finally getting around to doing the front. It took me years to find the same wheels as I have in a 5 lug pattern. I will end up with 14 x 8" with 225/60/14" in the rear and 14 x 7" with 215/60/14" in the front. Since I already did a major front end rebuild and upgrade from the stock solid rotor design to the later vented rotor I do not feel like doing it all over again. When I did the rear I had Moser make me new axles, now I had them redrill a new set of drilled and slotted rotors for the front. The rears are a 5 x 5" pattern and the fronts will be 5 x 4 1/2" pattern (all with upgraded 1/2" studs) which will work perfectly with the wheels I have. Moser will not go any bigger than a 4 1/2" pattern any more and I don't think I would want them too anyway. This will be a simple bolt on once I get ready. In my case even if I did go to S10 swap I would have a bolt pattern problem with my selected wheels so I would have had to have them drilled anyway. At some point I will be putting my four 13 x 7" Superior aluminum wheels for sale (Ebay) and they have a excellent set of BFG 215/60/13" Radial T/A's with only a few thousand miles on them. Here's a pic of the rotors. While the S10 swap may be better in the long run, for me this is an acceptable method without any issues that seem to crop up with the other swap.
bugdewde wrote:..
Looks to be a tight fit.... especially if I use the cut Cosworth springs I'm wanting to use.......
Oh, and the rotor will be moved outboard about a 3/8", as I'm putting 4th gen Camaro rotors over some cut down S-10 rotors.
Once I get all the parts swapped over to the Wagon project, I'll get more pics.
EDIT:
Finally got them on the Wagon project.... had to use two sets of "FRONTS" (4.75" BS).... the "REARS" (5.25" BS) hit the tie rods up front and the inner fender when used in the rear.
Fronts are forced outwards about 1/4" due to having the 4th gen Camaro rotor sitting over the cut down S-10 rotor hat.
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