DJN

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.

DJN

PM sent.

I still have the OEM Wheels and complete CL hub set up.

PM Me!

Cheers!
Doug N.

1198r

Doug that's amazing - well done!

I wonder if the mother land is watching and if so, what they are thinking.....

aussie jimmy

back to 5 lugs on the 991....????

DJN

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.

sharkster

Good job Doug... I'll keep an eye out for it!

savyboy

Well done my friend! Congrats on the write-up.

996FLT6

DJN- if case you plan to sell car u mite want to keep the wheels and centerlock stuff. Some people want everything stock. Mike

cavlino

I received the preview email today from Excellence Mag. The "Five Lugs or Bust" definitely got my attention. Finding this thread today makes me even more interested in purchasing that issue.

DJN

Friendly Public Service Announcement BUMP!

I hate seeing CL incident threads.

Cheers!
Doug N

DLJ

The CL's are my biggest concern with (eventually) getting back into the Pcar fold via a GT3.2. I think your conversion is the only way to go. CL's have just too many negative issues.

NJ-GT

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.

ir_fuel

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.

zip465

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.

DJN

and.....

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