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General Forums => VW Club Corner => Topic started by: Silverblade on September 22, 2005, 10:26:35 PM

Title: Can I Change My Bolt Pattern?
Post by: Silverblade on September 22, 2005, 10:26:35 PM

Besides obviously running adapters, can I semi-easily change my buggy from wide 5 to 4 bolt or the smaller 5 bolt by putting on a different hub?

Title: Can I Change My Bolt Pattern?
Post by: notchback on September 22, 2005, 10:32:17 PM

You can easily change it over but you would have to run later drums, backing plates and braking pieces to achieve 4 bolt. When you get all of that stuff you have the option to drill for porsche pattern, chevy , ford or newer VW 5 X 100

Title: Can I Change My Bolt Pattern?
Post by: Shane on September 23, 2005, 06:22:17 AM

Better yet do what I did, Go to Airspeed and buy the disc brake set up, Better stopping and 4 bolt ;)  

Title: Can I Change My Bolt Pattern?
Post by: GRK on September 23, 2005, 06:31:27 PM

Like they both said it's easy might need differant backing plates when I first changed my drums seems I had to use a spacer on wheel nut. Like Shane say's if you you can afford disc's do it. I changed finally to disc no comparison in stopping and in the rail with a steering brake plus disc unbelivable turning radius and when your on a trail when the unexpected appears to be able to crank the rail around means the differance of possibly being pulled out of a hole!