Centerlocks - I'm out! ....Hello 5-lug conversion!
#91
Burning Brakes
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Hi All,
I just arranged a RENNLIST Group Buy with SUNCOAST for those interested in doing the 5 lug conversion.
You will need two of each of the following ......plus bolts or studs/nuts:
997-341-605-01 Front WHEEL HUB $264.22
999-053-054-06 Front WHEEL BEARING $ 52.49
997-331-605-00 Rear WHEEL HUB $290.51
999-053-055-02 Rear WHEEL BEARING $ 67.17
On the listed parts above, this saves you over $400 off MSRP pricing and over $55 off the current Suncoast pricing.
Call Ric Knab at SUNCOAST at 877-923-1700.
Enjoy!
Doug N.
I just arranged a RENNLIST Group Buy with SUNCOAST for those interested in doing the 5 lug conversion.
You will need two of each of the following ......plus bolts or studs/nuts:
997-341-605-01 Front WHEEL HUB $264.22
999-053-054-06 Front WHEEL BEARING $ 52.49
997-331-605-00 Rear WHEEL HUB $290.51
999-053-055-02 Rear WHEEL BEARING $ 67.17
On the listed parts above, this saves you over $400 off MSRP pricing and over $55 off the current Suncoast pricing.
Call Ric Knab at SUNCOAST at 877-923-1700.
Enjoy!
Doug N.
#92
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
#93
Hi All,
I just arranged a RENNLIST Group Buy with SUNCOAST for those interested in doing the 5 lug conversion.
You will need two of each of the following ......plus bolts or studs/nuts:
997-341-605-01 Front WHEEL HUB $264.22
999-053-054-06 Front WHEEL BEARING $ 52.49
997-331-605-00 Rear WHEEL HUB $290.51
999-053-055-02 Rear WHEEL BEARING $ 67.17
On the listed parts above, this saves you over $400 off MSRP pricing and over $55 off the current Suncoast pricing.
Call Ric Knab at SUNCOAST at 877-923-1700.
Enjoy!
Doug N.
I just arranged a RENNLIST Group Buy with SUNCOAST for those interested in doing the 5 lug conversion.
You will need two of each of the following ......plus bolts or studs/nuts:
997-341-605-01 Front WHEEL HUB $264.22
999-053-054-06 Front WHEEL BEARING $ 52.49
997-331-605-00 Rear WHEEL HUB $290.51
999-053-055-02 Rear WHEEL BEARING $ 67.17
On the listed parts above, this saves you over $400 off MSRP pricing and over $55 off the current Suncoast pricing.
Call Ric Knab at SUNCOAST at 877-923-1700.
Enjoy!
Doug N.
I wonder if the mother land is watching and if so, what they are thinking.....
#95
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Hi All,
Just a little update for you:
See the full Article in Excellence (Feb 2012 issue) "Five Lugs or Bust" on sale Dec 27/11.
Special thanks to the all Rennlisters active on this 997 GT2/3 forum and to Pete and Damon at Excellence Magazine.
Best regards and enjoy,
Doug N.
Just a little update for you:
See the full Article in Excellence (Feb 2012 issue) "Five Lugs or Bust" on sale Dec 27/11.
Special thanks to the all Rennlisters active on this 997 GT2/3 forum and to Pete and Damon at Excellence Magazine.
Best regards and enjoy,
Doug N.
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Hi All,
Just a little update for you:
See the full Article in Excellence (Feb 2012 issue) "Five Lugs or Bust" on sale Dec 27/11.
Special thanks to the all Rennlisters active on this 997 GT2/3 forum and to Pete and Damon at Excellence Magazine.
Best regards and enjoy,
Doug N.
Just a little update for you:
See the full Article in Excellence (Feb 2012 issue) "Five Lugs or Bust" on sale Dec 27/11.
Special thanks to the all Rennlisters active on this 997 GT2/3 forum and to Pete and Damon at Excellence Magazine.
Best regards and enjoy,
Doug N.
#99
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Hi All,
Just a little update for you:
See the full Article in Excellence (Feb 2012 issue) "Five Lugs or Bust" on sale Dec 27/11.
Special thanks to the all Rennlisters active on this 997 GT2/3 forum and to Pete and Damon at Excellence Magazine.
Best regards and enjoy,
Doug N.
Just a little update for you:
See the full Article in Excellence (Feb 2012 issue) "Five Lugs or Bust" on sale Dec 27/11.
Special thanks to the all Rennlisters active on this 997 GT2/3 forum and to Pete and Damon at Excellence Magazine.
Best regards and enjoy,
Doug N.
#102
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1) The 5-lugs system is lighter than the CL system
2) The 5-lug system is cheaper than the CL system
3) The 5-lug system is safer than the CL system
So, I don't know what's wrong with cheaper/lighter/safer, to keep defending Porsche's CL and accept it for what it is.
In any case, switching to 5-lugs is affordable on parts, one will surely need new wheels, but there are affordable and good 5-lug wheels.
5-lugs allow the use of spacers, to play with different tire sizes, balancing the car (adding front track with spacers), no special tools, no complicated and very prone to errors mounting procedure.
The CL wheels have good resale, so they help recoup the expenses of switching to 5-lugs.
The CL hardware could be sold in the used market, but I would place them in a trash can, rather than dealing with the liability of selling an used part, that could lead to a fatality and have to carry the liability that PCNA, VW Group and Porsche AG should have carried from the very beginning.
2) The 5-lug system is cheaper than the CL system
3) The 5-lug system is safer than the CL system
So, I don't know what's wrong with cheaper/lighter/safer, to keep defending Porsche's CL and accept it for what it is.
In any case, switching to 5-lugs is affordable on parts, one will surely need new wheels, but there are affordable and good 5-lug wheels.
5-lugs allow the use of spacers, to play with different tire sizes, balancing the car (adding front track with spacers), no special tools, no complicated and very prone to errors mounting procedure.
The CL wheels have good resale, so they help recoup the expenses of switching to 5-lugs.
The CL hardware could be sold in the used market, but I would place them in a trash can, rather than dealing with the liability of selling an used part, that could lead to a fatality and have to carry the liability that PCNA, VW Group and Porsche AG should have carried from the very beginning.
#103
So how many rennlisters did the conversion?
I'm thinking about replacing the wheel hubs anyway end of this year (as a precaution after 2.5y of use). Maybe go all the way and go 5-lug. Only difference will be that I need a new set of wheels. Work and number of parts to replace seem the same to me.
I'm thinking about replacing the wheel hubs anyway end of this year (as a precaution after 2.5y of use). Maybe go all the way and go 5-lug. Only difference will be that I need a new set of wheels. Work and number of parts to replace seem the same to me.
#104
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Looking at the offering from Suncoast - http://www.suncoastparts.com/product//PK5LUGC.html "GT3 Center Lock Removal Kit" are the parts the same between the GT3 and GT3RS, who makes the hubs are they Porsche parts or sourced from another supplier. Seems to me that one could be opening themselves up to even more problems with substandard parts - I'm not saying that Suncoast would offer such, but the questions still come to mind.
Has anyone with a 7.2RS done this conversion that tracks their car on a regular basis. Aside from the obvious advantages, how was the conversion overall, any issues.
Has anyone with a 7.2RS done this conversion that tracks their car on a regular basis. Aside from the obvious advantages, how was the conversion overall, any issues.
#105
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
4) The 5-lug system is also easier for the general public to work on with simple hand tools.
I personally sold all of my CL wheels but kept the CL hubs and hardware.......don't know why.....perhaps some lovely decorative touches for the garage work space.
Also, DLJ if you are planning a move to a 997.2 GT3 with CLs be sure to do the 5 lug conversion right out of the shoot - then you only have to sell one set of wheels.
Cheers!
Doug N