How hard is this to do? I mean, I just got at the CV Joint, and I started thinking "If I have the wheel/rotor this far out, why couldn't I just disconnect the thing and put the 5 lug hub from the V6 on my 4cyl accord.?

I'm talking mainly of 5th Gen, now. But in both the 6th and 7th Generation, doesn't the 4cyl Accord have 4 lug bolt patterns whereas the 6cyl models have 5-lug bolt patterns?

Wouldn't a 5-bolt pattern give greater flexibility in OEM wheel choices? You know like if I wanted to get some 17" OEM alloy Acura wheels and put on my 4cyl '97 Accord EX?

Anybody ever done this sort of thing?

 

I don't think it's worth the bother unless all the parts were cheap and labor was all done by yourself.

 

of course i'd be doing the work myself

and i'm sure as soon as a V6 is totaled, it be easy to get the parts cheap. hell, i wonder if it'b de just as simple as buying the V6 rotor and possibly the caliper?

 

i have heard of somebody using Prelude parts for 5th Gen Accords, for 6th Gen, you would be using V6 parts.

 

I was going to do it using Prelude parts.

Basically use the rotors from the Prelude or the 6th gen V6 Accord and they should bolt on fairly directly.

The rear is the main issue. If you use the prelude then you have to custom mount a Prelude rear swing arm which I found to be a bit more work than I wanted but there is the possibility again of using the V6 rear swing arm which should be a direct fit (same dimensions but some modifications need to be made).

Major issues other than that is a possible upgrade on the master cylinder as well as the pressure valve if you don't currently have all wheel discs.

I had a bunch of info on it at one time and had the front rotors but never got the rear set up. Every shop I talked to wouldn't touch it (pu$$ies) and always questioned why (like most people on here).

Main reason is the upgrade in braking as well as cornering strength with the 5 lug (yes it makes a difference).

Also it gives the appearence of having the SiR or Type R Accord to go with the H22 swap.

Do a lot of research on it before you get the parts and measure the hell out of everything to make sure it will indeed fit.

If you go for it post up a detailed account of it so that we can use it as a reference for others who may want to do it as well.

 

Why bother?

 

Why not is the better question. The point of car modding is to do something different and since no one does this conversion then why not do it?

Besides the reasons I stated in my previous post, it sometimes is because someone wants all wheel discs on a car without it and it is another "custom" feature you can add as long as your there. Its gonna cost about the same either way.

 

I'll kinda tell you why!

I can't afford them chromie thangs like the ballers. I mean, if you ain't sittin' on twenty-somthin', then why bother.

And those racing alloy rims, that ain't how we do it. You can't pull up in the joint on no racing rims. You gotta have dem wind mills and what not.

So since I can't compete with them wheel-spinnin' mufukcas, i figure I'll just do my own thing.

If I do the 4-lug to 5-lug conversion, I can easily cop dem acura 3.2 TL 16" rims and drop my tires down to a 205/50-16 on that 16" x 6.5" rim. If I get lucky and find some Acura 17" rims, then I can drop all the way down to a 45 or even 40 series tire and widen dat biitch all the way out to a 235 series.

And the honda dealership has a niiiiiiic 17", 5-lug rim available. But I ain't about to pay dealer price for it. Maybe I'll get lucky and find one on Ebay or something.

Plus the OEM Premium Alloys are easier to care for. Not to mention, they were specifically designed to complement/accentuate the curves of Honda/Acura vehicles.

I mean, people are always selling their OEM 16" rims from their Acuras. If I could do the conversion, then I could pick up a pair cheap and put on my Accord.

And it can't be thaaaaat hard. Yes, I do have all disc brakes. And the 5th Gen V6 Accord has the same frame with 5 lug rims. So it can't be thaaaat hard to do the fitment. I mean, it's really only a question of how much stuff I have to replace.

 

For what reason do you want to convert your exsisting 4 lug hub into a 5 lug hub?

Mike

 

didn't read all the replies, did you