I've been lookin' around for some wheels and I found that the magnesium wheels from a corvette suit my taste (and my weight too!). But theres just one teeny tiny problem. IT HAS A 5X114.3 BOLT PATTERN, UGH! So now I turn to you Fiero experts and ask, what are the different ways to change the 5x100 bolt battern on the car to a different bolt pattern (specifically the 5x114.3 pattern)?

Billet adaptors on ebay---they are exspensive though.

It's going to take some work and that would be to remove the hubs, then have a machine shop drill new holes.The old holes should be welded shut. Then buy new studs (the new studs are just jently hammered in from the back).

quote Originally posted by MclarenF1: I've been lookin' around for some wheels and I found that the magnesium wheels from a corvette suit my taste (and my weight too!). But theres just one teeny tiny problem. IT HAS A 5X114.3 BOLT PATTERN, UGH! So now I turn to you Fiero experts and ask, what are the different ways to change the 5x100 bolt battern on the car to a different bolt pattern (specifically the 5x114.3 pattern)?

great question, everytime i find a set of rims i want they are 114.3

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the other half of the equation is pontiac 6000 front hub carriers, hubs and everything else from the front...for the rear of the fiero.

quote Originally posted by MclarenF1: wheels from a corvette suit my taste (and my weight too!). But theres just one teeny tiny problem. IT HAS A 5X114.3 BOLT PATTERN, UGH!

Never have I seen a corvette with a 5x114.3 bolt pattern.... Did you happen to mean 5X120.7? lol 5x114.3 is mostly an import pattern.... 240sx's, honda's, mazda's... etc etc.

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quote Originally posted by Custom2M4: Never have I seen a corvette with a 5x114.3 bolt pattern.... Did you happen to mean 5X120.7? lol 5x114.3 is mostly an import pattern.... 240sx's, honda's, mazda's... etc etc.

Oh woops! Thanks for bringing that to my attention. It's a good thing I haven't bought anything yet. LOL

I would just do the conversion for the vette brake setup. Then you get the nice vette brakes as well as the hubs with the bolt pattern for the vette wheels.

-- Rodney

quote Originally posted by dobey: I would just do the conversion for the vette brake setup. Then you get the nice vette brakes as well as the hubs with the bolt pattern for the vette wheels. -- Rodney

I think they only supply the front hubs at west coast fiero... I emailed them a while back asking this same question and they said they would drill and tap the front ones with a 5x4.75 (120.7) for 200 bux over the cost of the kit.

quote Originally posted by James Bond 007: It's going to take some work and that would be to remove the hubs, then have a machine shop drill new holes.The old holes should be welded shut. Then buy new studs (the new studs are just jently hammered in from the back).

I really like this idea. Plus I could save some money on the Corvette rotors because I wouldn't need to get them re-drilled.

quote Originally posted by James Bond 007: It's going to take some work and that would be to remove the hubs, then have a machine shop drill new holes.The old holes should be welded shut. Then buy new studs (the new studs are just jently hammered in from the back).

That works for the front, but the rear flange isn't big enough to support a larger bolt pattern.

This may be a stupid question but, what and where is this rear flange?

I think I paid about $1800 for 4 new 5x4.75" bearings from Held Motorsports. Tough to price exactly as I got the slalom kit and 12" brake kit with that for ~$6300 including the bearings.

See here: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/072050.html

Look for Bubbajoexxx's post for his build project. He converted to the 4.75" pattern all around his car.

Bob

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[This message has been edited by RCR (edited 06-26-2006).]