I know this sounds pretty rediculous but I am curious if anyone has even attempted this? It doesn't seem that it would be that difficult, but that means new custom spindles. I have a set of 13" OG Enkei's I'd like to use, but with them being 5 lug, and 13 inch rims, that presents a problem. Has anyone attempted, or even thought to attempt this? Input please?

 

You can do this using wheel adapters like the ones shown on the H&R website, but there are problems in doing so; for example, they push the wheels out by 15-25 mm or more, which can be a problem for clearance purposes. I don't even know if they make them for changing the number of lugs; usually, they just change the diameter of the bolt circle.

In almost all cases, you're far better off just getting wheels that fit your car.

 

Well I appreciate your help. These rims are so old that I dont think I can get them in 4 lug. Back in the day when the reason to go 5lug was a better selection of rim. I was thinking take the spindle, weld in a plug to make it a flat surface and have it taken to a machine shop, put it on a lathe and make it smooth, and have the new holes drilled. Then just have the holes drilled for 5 lugs in the rotors. Sounds plausable?

 

bump?

 

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After all that time and money, wouldn't it just be more time/cost efficient to buy a 5 lug conversion?

 

Not neccissarily. Work like this to be done is relatively cheap. I mean to put it on a lathe and have the excess from the welds grinded off, and drilling 5 new holes per spindle really wouldn't cost that much.

 

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Well you could do that, but wouldn't there be an issue when you cut them on the lathe because when you get further down, the center part of the hole you plugged wouldn't have a hold since the weld would be on the exterior, rather just fill the hole other than using a plug would be more safe imo.

I would just do the whole conversion, less hassle.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zero...age=1

 

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show me a picture of these rims

 

I'll see what I can do. I have had them sitting in my closet for years.

 

Okay so after much deliberation, and going at the rim witha machinists ruler, I have come to the conclusion that I cannot do this by using a oem honda pattern. The lug pattern on the rim is a 5x107.95

 

Okay, so more info on the rims... 38mm offset and were casted in September of 1988. Pics tonight, I promise!

 

Sounds like this is a perfect illustration of my previous statement:

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But that doesn't help my quest, nor answer my question. Your input is appreciated, though. Fact of the matter is, I already own these rims.