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Title: 4 stud to 5 stud conversion
Post by: acordery on 26 November 2010, 17:14

Ive got a mk3 golf cl and I was wondering if there was an easy way to convert it from 4 stud to take 5 stud wheels?

Cheers, Alex

Title: Re: 4 stud to 5 stud conversion
Post by: Wayne on 26 November 2010, 21:33

Yes easy enought to sort but bigger choice of wheels in 4 stud

Title: Re: 4 stud to 5 stud conversion
Post by: acordery on 07 December 2010, 15:37

but the wheels I want are 5 stud. How would I go about converting it?

Title: Re: 4 stud to 5 stud conversion
Post by: Len on 07 December 2010, 15:42

You have to purchase the correct adaptor plates. Not really recommended.
Oh and then you have to get the correct offset as the adaptor acts as a 20mm spacer.

Title: Re: 4 stud to 5 stud conversion
Post by: Wayne on 07 December 2010, 21:25

Quote from: acordery on 07 December 2010, 15:37

but the wheels I want are 5 stud. How would I go about converting it?

You can do it with parts from a 5 stud mk3 but by the time you add the costs in, is it ever worth it.

Title: Re: 4 stud to 5 stud conversion
Post by: LazyLunatic on 08 December 2010, 13:03

Quote from: Wayne on 07 December 2010, 21:25

Quote from: acordery on 07 December 2010, 15:37

but the wheels I want are 5 stud. How would I go about converting it?

You can do it with parts from a 5 stud mk3 but by the time you add the costs in, is it ever worth it.

And you will probably create more problems for yourself, etc.

There is a huge range of 4x100 rims that are f**king sweet, so tbh there is no point at all. I fit bigger brakes to my CL when I converted, but kept it 4 stud for a reason!