4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims December 18, 2006, 10:00:42 PM Check out eBay item number 290059982595It's a cnc machined adapter plate that you put right on your 4 lug hubs that converts it to the Ford 5 lug pattern..Here's the thing though.. it adds 1.75 inches of offset, which means you can bolt on 05 - 07 Mustang rims with only a 9mm offsetWhen I weigh the cost of converting to a 5 lug setup (even my cheapest option is $99 front rotors, $80 rear drums PLUS 2 junkyard axles..or $200+) and the fact that the 2001 - 2004 Bullitt wheels I want are always more expensive than the 05-06 versions.. This seems like a pretty good idea.Anyone see a major problem with this? I kind of like the adapter idea because my 4 lug setup is still there and I can put the car back to 4 lug stock just as easy as swapping wheels.Thoughts? Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #1 – December 18, 2006, 10:18:44 PM NOT a fan of that idea.... Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #2 – December 18, 2006, 10:31:47 PM I've heard good and bad about them.Anybody have more details? Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #3 – December 18, 2006, 10:33:16 PM It's something I'd try on a cheap 4 lug stang' before I'd put it on my bird. Testing and stuff ya know. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #4 – December 19, 2006, 01:30:20 AM Sounds like a real safety concern. Meh. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #5 – December 19, 2006, 06:00:28 AM Quote from: Chuck W;119182NOT a fan of that idea....Hmmm.... what don't you like about that? I have spacers that bolt in just like that in the rear of my Bird. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #6 – December 19, 2006, 08:35:01 AM Supposedly with spacers, etc, they can come apart at high speeds and cause a wheel to let loose. That's the argument that I've heard. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #7 – December 19, 2006, 09:13:15 AM I don't know.. I've been doing some research online and I can't find any horror stories. Kit car companies use them to adapt wheels to the donor cars, and racers use them for added track and adaptation of light weight racing wheels. Mini Cooper has a line of billet spacers to move the rims out for better handling.. The 4x4 crowd uses them to run wider off road tires and they stand up to the rigors of rock crawling etc..I just can't see them ripping apart.. especially in daily driving back and forth to work. I don't race the car, and only occasionally blast through the first three gears.Unless I can find some real hard evidense that these are downright dangerous, I think I'm going to go this route~ Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #8 – December 19, 2006, 11:31:26 AM You're right Kev, its one of those things people bitch about but have no proof of failure. I've been reading peoples negative opinions on them for years but have never seen anyones bad results. On the other hand a BIG advantage to going 5 lug the not so easy way is the improvement in brake performance. With these adapters your still running 10" brakes in the front and drums in the rear. If you go the route of 11" spindles to use drop on Lincoln rotors the difference is amazing. Or going sn95 opens up 13" Cobra brakes. 5 lug n the rear includes a disc swap 90% of the time as well. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #9 – December 19, 2006, 11:59:09 AM Quote from: Ifixyawata;119232Supposedly with spacers, etc, they can come apart at high speeds and cause a wheel to let loose. That's the argument that I've heard.There could be some truth to that with lug centric spacers. Which I didn't consider when I bought mine. I have just put my life into the hands of Eibach Engineers. =/ Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #10 – December 19, 2006, 04:55:16 PM i have used every type of adapter out there. universal slip ons, to bolt ons, to pattern adapting types like these. as long as the quality of materials and manufacturing is up to snuff, those are will be fine. i have seen some that change the number of lugs in a single piece unit. i would never use any of those. the two piece units like the ones in this auction are the way to go for changin the number of lugs. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #11 – December 19, 2006, 07:34:02 PM i replied here once, but deleted it. i went back and looked at the pics in that auction again. the fact that the mating faces of the two halves are flat worries me. this puts all the shear load on the 6 small pan head bolts that hold the two halves together. not exactly how i would want my hubs loaded, or my wheels secured.i have seen some very high end(read expensive) two piece adapters that incorporated a "step" on both the inner and outer diameters of the halves, taking the shearing load off the bolts that hold the halves together. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #12 – December 20, 2006, 12:17:02 PM I would have the tires balanced with the spacers and marked so they're installed the way they were balanced, for one thing. Or just have them balalnced on the car. Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #13 – December 20, 2006, 07:11:25 PM Quote from: turbokev;119180When I weigh the cost of converting to a 5 lug setup (even my cheapest option is $99 front rotors, $80 rear drums PLUS 2 junkyard axles..or $200+) and the fact that the 2001 - 2004 Bullitt wheels I want are always more expensive than the 05-06 versions.. You are having trouble with math, $150 for some py wheel adapters is WAAAAY more than you should spend for the 5-lug parts.Just find a junkyard Lincoln for the rotors ($10ea max) and a pair of Rangers for their axles and drums (about $20/side) and go bolt on the parts that you KNOW are going to work without being weird and flakey.Also, there is an upside to using more expensive wheels - a higher resale value. :D Quote Selected
4 lug to 5 lugs that will fit 05-07 Stang rims Reply #14 – December 20, 2006, 08:46:23 PM Ranger axles are not going to work in his '86 7.5. Quote Selected
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