Changing 4 stud hubs to 5 stud on V6 sport?

[Humpty's Revenge]

Is it possible to change 4 stud hubs to 5 stud hubs on a 2000 (W-REG) V6 sport please?

[Wodjno]

PSBarham put 5 Stud hubs on his VDi

[Atik]

[Nick Mann]

I'm pretty sure you just need fwd eclipse hubs. Should be cheap enough from yank land, got to be worth a go?

[Scanny]

why cant you just use the existing hub carriers and swap the hubs/wheel bearings? im using V6 hub carriers on the VR4 with no complications so why wouldnt they fit on a V6?

[c0xxy]

Think its because of the rear hubs having a hole for the driveshafts

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[Scanny]

does that matter? i know there is no diff on the V6 but it still has a rear axle so there must be something between the 2 rear wheels that attach to the hubs

[c0xxy]

Yeah, tis quite different. The v6 hub will be solid.
on the vr4, the shaft keeps the bearing centered, with out it, it causes premature/odd wear, potentially dangerous.

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Edit: there is no rear axle on the v6, an arrangement of arms keep the hub where it needs to be.

[Scanny]

i will need to think of something, or rather get someone else to experiment. its hard enough buying alloys that clear the brembos on a VR4. getting a set to clear them on a V6 must be nigh on impossible. i know the front end is ok but i have a spare VR4 rear hub carrier and the whole rear end of a V6 to play with. just need an offside rear hub from a VR4 to play with now. someone must have an old one lying around

[c0xxy]

As stated earlier, the rear hubs from a fwd eclipse will fit

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[Scanny]

that means buying more parts which i really dont want to do. i already have a shed full of parts, a car to scrap which is full of tools and parts, now i am about to have another car to strip for parts

im assuming stock V6 alloys dont clear brembos? im also assuming the brembos are a straight fit apart from drilling the discs

[c0xxy]

pretty sure they're correct assumptions!
i really wouldn't give up on the legnum just yet mate. i broke the first one i had myself (so no labour costs) granted i still have the engine from it, but haven't quite made my money back yet and doubt i would have made as much as i had if it wasn't for the screens/ps3/headunit being in there

[Scanny]

i know from a bad experience that V6 front hub carriers fit a VR4 and brembos fit them. PFL VR4 brakes dont fit them though and V6 brakes with drilled discs fit a VR4 although i wouldnt recommend them as they are not up to the job

there is a garage that isnt too far from me who have a good reputation. they work on high performance cars all the time and knew exactly what to put in the front diff when i phoned them to ask for advice. i might let them take a look at the car and see what they say but i dont hold much hope with it being an intermittant fault. it might be good news ie suspension but it could just as easily be a diff or gearbox problem which would be expensive. whatever it is i am currently stuck with a car caused me to abandon a shopping trip yesterday because i was too scared to drive it. i have had cars with faults before but not to this extent and it doesnt help with it being the time of year when everything is shut and post takes forever