[Shotimes] SHO vs. T-Bird bolt patterns
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:51:21 -0400
Well, like usual, I'm probably stuck in rear wheel drive mode here.
I'm thinking big one-piece beefy rotors on an older car. Drill the
new pattern, move the studs. Voila! You can use different wheels.
Maybe it's not so easy on a FWD car.
In my case, my truck has a Camaro rear-end in it. Most GM passenger
cars had a 4-3/4" pattern. Trucks have a 5" pattern. So the big
wheels fit on the back ok (narrowed rear end here). I couldn't
get the wheels I want narrow enough on a 5" pattern, so if I change
it to 4-3/4", I can. Actually the rotors on the truck have already
been drilled for the new pattern, but they are in bad shape and I
need to get new ones. Now I have to find someone to do it.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
-'95 Green MTX 3/01-1/03
ShoShop y-pipe
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
None of us is as dumb as all of us.
"Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net> wrote on 04/10/2003 03:43:30
PM:
> You know, I've had the wheels off of lots of cars, done brakes on lots
> of cars, and I just can't see how drilling a new hole pattern in the
> ROTORS helps at all. The studs are not attached to the rotors, rather
> the rotors typically held on to the hub by the wheel being on and
> properly torqued.
>
> Am I missing something here? If I drill a 5x4.5" hole pattern in my
> existing 5x4.25" rotors, the rotors won't fit onto the studs, right?
>
> God, I must be having a bad day :^(
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 166k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
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> Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
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> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO vs. T-Bird bolt patterns
>
>
> Well you don't redrill them in the same holes! Sheesh.
>
> You put a new pattern in between the original one. Then swap the studs
> to the new pattern. If the rotor is beefy enough, you shouldn't have a
> strength issue. In theory, you could adopt just about any pattern.
>
>
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
>
> -'95 Green MTX 3/01-1/03
> ShoShop y-pipe
>
> -'95 White MTX
> '96 Brake Upgrade
>
> None of us is as dumb as all of us.
>
>
>
> "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net> wrote on 04/10/2003 03:15:09
>
> PM:
>
> > Okay, I'm a moron. What good does it do to re-drill the rotors?
> >
> > Steve Tatro
> > Red/Black '93 with 166k miles
> > Cincinnati, Ohio
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> > Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 2:59 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHO vs. T-Bird bolt patterns
> >
> >
> > Do you mean redrilling the wheels? You could redrill the rotors
> > instead. I'm trying to find someone to do that on my truck, but it's
> > proving to be a problem. Most shops don't want to do it for insurance
>
> > reasons.
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 Green MTX 3/01-1/03
> > ShoShop y-pipe
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> > '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> > None of us is as dumb as all of us.
> >
> >
> >
> > shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 04/10/2003 02:15:07 PM:
> >
> > > Nope, different bolt circle pattern. At least one individual has
> > > re-drilled a set and made them work. Don't know if that is advisable
> > or
> > > not.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Noack, Jason" <Jason.Noack@ihrco.com>
> > >
> > > > This may be dumb but I saw one with I thought was Probe GT Wheels?
> > Anyone
> > > > know if those will fit?
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