So I've seen a few 5 lug kits availible for my car, but it says


4 to 5 Lug conversion 4x114.3" bolt pattern to 5x114.3" bolt pattern spacers

what the hell does that mean? is it not true 5lug? is it for visual purpose only?

 

There are two different things that are often referred to as "spacers". Both push, or "space", the wheels out away from the hub.

One is a flat metal plate that is often used to push the wheels out short distances (less than half an inch) and looks like this:



The other is more properly called a "hub adaptor", but some people refer to it, too, as a "spacer". It has its own studs, so the adaptor gets mounted to the studs in the car's hub, and the wheel gets mounted to the studs in the adaptor. It is used to push wheels out longer distances (as much as an inch or more) and/or to use a wheel with a bolt pattern different from that of the hub on the car. It looks like this:



It sounds like you're confused because you've only seen the first type of "spacer", and you're looking at something referring to the second type.

 

the only way i've ever heard of a 5 lug conversion was by swapping the whole knuckle out from an oddessy or something...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sixfiveoh &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the only way i've ever heard of a 5 lug conversion was by swapping the whole knuckle out from an oddessy or something...</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, you can do it with a hub adaptor.

 

so is the first picture the spacer that coverts the 4x100 to a 4x 114.3?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by datssoled &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so is the first picture the spacer that coverts the 4x100 to a 4x 114.3?</TD></TR></TABLE>

no..look at the picture..all it does is put space inbetween the wheel and the hub...

 

is there any way i can get some 4x114.3 rims if i have a 4x100 lug space right now?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by datssoled &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is there any way i can get some 4x114.3 rims if i have a 4x100 lug space right now?</TD></TR></TABLE>

with a hub adapter that does such a thing.

oooh looky! http://www.google.com/search?q...apter

 

about how much are these hub adapters? how come the ones on ebay doesnt seem like those

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by datssoled &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">about how much are these hub adapters? how come the ones on ebay doesnt seem like those</TD></TR></TABLE>

come on... i just gave you a link to them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mike C &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">come on... i just gave you a link to them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So did I. If you click on the photos in my post above, you'll go to the website that sells them.

(However, in my opinion, you are almost always better off just getting wheels with the proper lug pattern, rather than getting a hub adapter for wheels with the wrong lug pattern.)