Has anyone gone 5 lug?

[getnpsi]

I know, not necessary with a car so light, but with the larger engines and trans being put in, like some in the rear, some of those donor cars did use a 5 lug bolt pattern on their OEM wheels and brakes. I'm wondering this because i saw a local guys mx-3 and it WAS 5 lug (not spacer adapters) so I'm wondering what he recovered to make it work.

[Damkid]

I think no one has done it cause there hasn't been a need to, I know I plan to keep my aspire brakes, just my 2 cents

[getnpsi]

I poked around and found some overseas fe3 transplanted car with mx-6 items, so that is probably how he did it. Just figured id ask because quite a few members borrow from mazda parts bin because they have or had a larger mazda as well.

[NovaSS]

I used a 5 lug bolt pattern ..... its a simple bolt/ weld together thing

[DrMaxwellEdison]

^^^^ glad to see you're still giving advice Nova..... I'm working on gettting together a brake swap and I'm not planning (yet) to go to 5 lug

[Kraig]

Fox body Mustangs used four lugs. Alot heavier than a Festiva with more torque. I think you're safe with four.........

[Damkid]

I poked around and found some overseas fe3 transplanted car with mx-6 items, so that is probably how he did it. Just figured id ask because quite a few members borrow from mazda parts bin because they have or had a larger mazda as well.

Mx-6's are also BG chassis so getting the right hubs so the axles can be re-used would be easier, i would think with a festiva beig BF chassis, finding a 5 lug hub that would work with our axles would be next to impossible

the other option would be to get custom axles with a 5 lug hub and that would shoot the cost sky high and for what? an extra lug nut? no thanks :lol:

[getnpsi]

Fox body mustangs with 10 inch rotors. Yeah i owned a few of those cars. Ford NEVER overbrakes any of their models. I'm a safe driver and i still slid a 2000 focus ontop of a tacoma's trailer ball because he decided to stop on a green arrow.

just because it was marginally safe in 1979 doesnt make it safe then or now

[bhazard]

Fox body mustangs with 10 inch rotors. Yeah i owned a few of those cars. Ford NEVER overbrakes any of their models. I'm a safe driver and i still slid a 2000 focus ontop of a tacoma's trailer ball because he decided to stop on a green arrow.

just because it was marginally safe in 1979 doesnt make it safe then or now

You never drove an 87-88 Thunderbird turbocoupe did you? That might change your mind. 11 inch front disc and 10.2 rear disc and abs. No stopping problems.

[PhoenixSHO]

theres plenny of turbo hondas out there making serious hp with 4 lugs.

if your are not planning to make more then 600hp , dont worry about it.

[festyfreak39]

"you aint thuggin if ur 4 luggin."

-random "hellaflush jdm mad tite driterz hella sunk fitment" terminology for yall.

[getnpsi]

Nope never drove a turbocoupe. I did upgrade an 89 notchback to its 3.73 disc rear end and added a prop valve with 1993 cobra wheels. Car is still in my hometown, like 5th owner lol. The LX and GT mustang was inferior to tbirds and mark 7 of those years bigtime.

Anyway since you guys can still spline a g series or whatever you are using into the festiva spindles i guess the larger everything is not needed, makes sense.

[chrisofna]

Wheel-wise there really isn't a benefit either. Most of the time when there is a 5-lug car they have big wheels which won't generally fit on the Festiva. I would say stick with 4-lugs just for the fact you can find 13s and 14s in that size.

Now, if it was me, and I had my 240Z flares...

[getnpsi]

Wheel-wise there really isn't a benefit either. Most of the time when there is a 5-lug car they have big wheels which won't generally fit on the Festiva. I would say stick with 4-lugs just for the fact you can find 13s and 14s in that size.

Now, if it was me, and I had my 240Z flares...

Yeah that is ultimately how i was thinking it. For example if a custom shogun or replica has a so much wider track in the rear, some other cars front end would help match it up more and make a festiva look like some French or italian rally job by the time it was done with custom fenders molded of course.

[chrisofna]

I like how they look unpainted and not molded in, just with the rubber welting.