Not so fast - Hondas are 4x100 and very few cars are 4x4.5". Sorry to put
ink on the ointment.
'66 Mike from NYC
----- Original Message -----
From: <DemonTSi@aol.com>
To: <dhbain@uswest.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: 4 to 5 Lug
> In a message dated 06/28/2000 1:02:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> dhbain@uswest.net writes:
>
> > With the low selection of four lug wheels out there I wanted to know how
> > to go to 5 lugs. Things like what part do I have to change and what
> > type of donor car does it come from? This would be for a stock 1970 no
> > flares.
>
> There's actually A LOT of 4 lug wheels out there... mostly thanks to the
> popularity of the hondas. Most popular modern wheels have a FWD offset,
which
> means that their backspacing is about .5"-.75" too high. This is perfect,
cuz
> you can make up that distance using adapters or spacers. Adapters would
cost
> a bit more, but would make the whole operation a bolt-on affair. Spacers
(I'd
> recommend using machined billet ones) can be used, but you'd have to also
> swap in some extended studs.
>
> Van
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