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Can you replace center lock wheels with regular lug wheels?
The below picture is the hub of a center lock wheel, and it seems those type of bolts place holders for lugs, and if you remove them you could fit a regular 5 lug wheel.
I don't think the centerlock hub can be repurposed for 5-lug conversion, the plate that those alignment pins screw into are not designed to support the weight of the car on the wheels and the thickness is much smaller compared to the actual 5-lug hub. Also IIRC the screw diameter that hold the pins are quite small, much smaller than standard bolts for wheels.
On a centerlock, the main shaft in the middle is what holds the weight of the car on the wheel, hence the alignment pins can be much smaller. If you were to try to use bolts to attach the 5 lug wheels through that same center lock hub, you would be shifting all the weight into that thin plate on the centerlock hub.
There've been many before you who've contemplated this and I know someone with a 991 that did the conversion here on RL, but no one with a 992 that I can recall.
Short story: Can be done. A lot of work. Get the car with CL or 5 lugs in the first place.
You need to lower the car. My offsets/widths are about the same; they are too aggressive for a standard/SPASM height car. The TT/S is wider, but your issue isn’t the width of your car.
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I think I will stick with the rear specs of 22x12.5 ET 60 and go with a front size of 21x9 ET 45, which I think shouldn't poke out past the front fender.
I think I will stick with the rear specs of 22x12.5 ET 60 and go with a front size of 21x9 ET 45, which I think shouldn't poke out past the front fender.
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07-02-2024, 11:33 AM
