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HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 9:42 am
by twisted mindz_69
ne body can shed sum light on dis for me..i hav a mazda b2500 (4 by 2) but its 6 hole and i want to convert it to 5 hole....ne ideas what front suspension and diff i cud use.
Re: HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 3:44 pm
by lighthammer
It might be a simply swapping of the hub, but I can't say for sure.
Maybe if you could take apart your hub, and then compare it to a 5-hole hub, have the mechanic look at it.
Re: HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 4:11 pm
by ronsin1
the more important question is Why do you want to change from 6 hole to 5 hole
Re: HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 9:20 pm
by bigchief3679
^^^X2...............why? if ur thinking about changing ur diff it must be really special.
Re: HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 9:38 pm
by venum
sounds more like to fit rims
Re: HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 25th, 2011, 8:44 am
by wagon r
^ same thing i was thinkin....esp. as the OP said 4x2...
Re: HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 25th, 2011, 11:54 am
by twisted mindz_69
yeaaa..is to fit rims..lol......i was thikin bout drillin back d hub on d diff...but is d front suspension i kinda worried about
Re: HELP: Want to convert from 6 hole to 5
Posted: May 26th, 2011, 8:08 am
by droppa
u can...
1. get a 6 to 5 hole spacer kit, but this will affect the offset of the rims u using, bonus of this is the van remains original, no tampering with warranty, and for re-sale it in order as original.....
2. re-drill the rear hubs and axles and press over the studs, may have to weld them to lock them in, and look for the bongo 5-hole front suspension and see if it it can work on ur pick up....
u most likely will not be able to drill the front hubs( u have to scrap it out and see), some 6-hole hubs are hollow or have 6 low points, so drilling 5 holes dont work out at all....
we did this one on a hiace, bought a 5-hole front suspension and LSD diff, reason being cause we needed both rear wheels having traction, but we lost the ABS in doing so, the LSD diff and the 5-hole front suspension did not have ABS,
3. if the rims have a solid centre where the holes are, u can re-drill the rim, V&S has the machine to do this, or most modern machine shops can handle that for u....