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Sep 16, 2009 | 09:08 PM

wicat3

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Hey guys i have a front disc kit on my truck and the bolt pattern is 4and a half. The rims i have are 5 and a half. My question is this what can i do to fix this. Wheel addapters? or new rotors?

Sep 16, 2009 | 09:35 PM

rtcalabrojr

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Is this a stock axle or ifs?

Sep 17, 2009 | 05:57 AM

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straight axle

Sep 17, 2009 | 07:51 AM

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Hey guys i have a front disc kit on my truck and the bolt pattern is 4and a half. The rims i have are 5 and a half. My question is this what can i do to fix this. Wheel adapters? or new rotors?

If you wanted to stay with 5x5 1/2 you should have used the kit that uses 5x5 1/2 pattern rotors. It would be expensive to change it over now and it is doubtful there are any 5x5 1/2 rotors that will fit your axle with the current set up on it. Adapters are your cheapest way out but a lot of people including me don't particularly like wheel adapters. What pattern do you have on the rear? If it's 5x5 1/2 then I'd look at changing that to 5x4.5 to get the pattern the same on both ends. If it's a nine inch there is a way to get the 5x4.5 pattern using Torino axles or have the axles and hubs re-drilled to 5x4 1/2. If you are just trying to use some 5x5 1/2 wheels that you already have then I'd try to sell or trade them for 5x4 1/2 wheels...

Sep 17, 2009 | 08:13 AM

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Midfifty has the kit for $649, you may only need the adapter for the bearings and rotors/calipers or what the rotors came off of and purchase locally.

Sep 17, 2009 | 03:23 PM

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well the kit was given to me from my father in law. He has a 1948 f-1. He switched an ifs system so he gave me the kit. He didn't have wheels and tires yet so it didn't matter when he bought them. I already have a set of rims that i want to reuse due to buddget. The rear is 5x 5 1/2 as well I think i found some rotors from lmc that seems cheap, are most the kits the same or not?

Sep 17, 2009 | 03:23 PM

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ECI has kits for both bolt patterns. Maybr you could talk to them about what to do.
Here's the link.
http://ecihotrodbrakes.com/early_for...nversions.html