5 to 6 lug 2wd - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Srubydo1986 · 03-23-2007, 05:44 PM

IM looking to make my 1986 sliverado 2wd a 6 lug 2wd instead of the 5 lug.

Reason i have a very nice set of aluminum rims from a 1989 jimmy that was
4x4 6lug. I like the rims and I thought if i could make my truck a 6 lug id be set.

I know i should probly just buy a set of 5 lug rims and call it a day but it more of just is it posable.

Heres a set up i was looking at:http://performanceonline.com/store/c...at=1077&page=1
Before shipping cost would be around 649.10

So you guys tell me is this even posable?

Ivan D. · 03-24-2007, 12:22 AM

Cantcha just swap rotors? I mean teh disc brakes are already there, and by the description from teh website it seems the only thing different are rotors.

Srubydo1986 · 03-24-2007, 12:50 AM

Id do that but i cant seem to find a 6 lug 2wd front end anywhere. I find out the older truck back in the 70s had 6 lug 2wd but can find it in my year.

Ivan D. · 03-24-2007, 01:01 AM

Got any friends at the local parts store? Ask the guy/chick at the counter to look through their computer system and see if they can find ya something that'll work.

Ivan D. · 03-24-2007, 01:47 AM

Okay, IIRC some 3/4-ton Chevy trucks have 6-lug rotors and axles, so go to the parts store and look for rotors for an '85 C20.

Srubydo1986 · 03-24-2007, 05:40 PM

sound like a plan. I got lots of friend at autozone I can have them find stuff for me and i may even get a discount.

But that was for 2wd right? my truck is 2 wd drive 5 and i like 6.

Ivan D. · 03-24-2007, 10:04 PM

Yep, C20 is a 2wd truck, K20 would be the 4x4 one.

f.monroe · 03-24-2007, 11:10 PM

As far as I know the 6 lug 2 wheel drive didnt come along until 1988 when the body changed . I had a 1998 2500 series light duty that was 6 lug . They made them for about 10 years . I dont know how hard the task will be though since the spindles are probably different sizes . You could have your rotors redrilled to the 6 on 5.5" pattern and find a 4x4 rear axle . Frank

SanitysBane · 03-24-2007, 11:11 PM

My '74 C20 is 8 lug

Srubydo1986 · 03-25-2007, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.monroe

. You could have your rotors redrilled to the 6 on 5.5" pattern and find a 4x4 rear axle . Frank

That an idea too i have an extra front end set up from my old c10, but were would i go to get this drilled? And how much might this go for? Also what all involved in this, I know they have to drill the rotor and also I guess a plate the stud mount to. (as you can tell iv never takin a front rotor off of a 2wd anything)

As for the rear i have a 10 bolt 6 lug rear from a 1989 jimmy but Im think about trading my 1 ton 4x4 axels for a 6 lug 12 bolt rear with 373 gears. Is this a good trade or would selling them be better off?

Ivan D. · 03-25-2007, 01:46 AM

I would not recommend re-drilling the rotors as there are special reinforcement ribs on the inside surface of the rotor's hub where the studs go through. I'd say get a pair of digital calipers and when you go to the store measure ask for a rotor and bearings for yer truck and also a rotor and bearings for an '88 2wd 3/4-ton Chevy (believe that would be a C2500), and measure and compare them very carefully.

hiway · 03-25-2007, 07:34 AM

For the kind of money your looking at....just buy some 5 lug wheels.

**N2TRUX** · 03-25-2007, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hiway

For the kind of money your looking at....just buy some 5 lug wheels.

We have a winner!

I can not see any way that converting to 6 lug is going to be a better solution than selling those wheels and buying 5 lug wheels.

Don't try to reinvent the wheel, just replace it with what you need.

Srubydo1986 · 03-25-2007, 12:00 PM

I guess ill do that I thought it was inpossable or just not worth it. I just really like the rims that were onthe jimmy and couldnt find a set in 5 lug.

The rims were the 6 hole kind that was factory back in the day but these were aftermaket, they were simalar but not exact.

hiway · 03-25-2007, 12:51 PM

post a picture....someone may have some or know where to find them.

Srubydo1986 · 03-25-2007, 04:32 PM

Well you ask here are the rims

As you can see theyer nice rims and that why i originally wanted to use them but if selling them would be easier and fast then changing the lug pattern. I guess i sell them here (as in my town) locally then.

**N2TRUX** · 03-25-2007, 07:45 PM

Someone makes a wheel like that in 5 lug besides the factory wheel. Mickey Thompson Wheel has one that similiar-

Srubydo1986 · 03-25-2007, 07:53 PM

they are awsome looking but being from Mickey Thompson I might have to give them my first born to get them.

**N2TRUX** · 03-25-2007, 08:00 PM

Good point. Ok, one more shot at this. Try American Eagle wheels.

They offer the Eagle Alloy 058 in a 5 lug-

03-23-2007, 05:44 PM	#1
Srubydo1986 The Crazy Machanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nokesville Va Posts: 1,437	5 to 6 lug 2wd IM looking to make my 1986 sliverado 2wd a 6 lug 2wd instead of the 5 lug. Reason i have a very nice set of aluminum rims from a 1989 jimmy that was 4x4 6lug. I like the rims and I thought if i could make my truck a 6 lug id be set. I know i should probly just buy a set of 5 lug rims and call it a day but it more of just is it posable. Heres a set up i was looking at:http://performanceonline.com/store/c...at=1077&page=1 Before shipping cost would be around 649.10 So you guys tell me is this even posable? __________________ 1986 Sliverado longbed 400 small block mean as hell, 700r4 trans (5 speed coming one day) 1970 chevelle 2dr sedan Latest update June 24 2007. *1957 4 door stationwagon - pink all original needing a good restore (body great, floors bad) newest additions 1965 shortbed fleet great granddads. Been told im nuts to bring it back from the dead (still going to happen) plans-all stock with a turbo 292 inline 3 speed column shift. and thats it big block 427 and 5 speed trans and ford 9 inch theyhave no home yet thinking what to put them in and a 79 c60 trash truck um no idea i have one

03-24-2007, 12:22 AM	#2
Ivan D. glamoros piece o' lowlife Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redford, MI Posts: 1,164	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd Cantcha just swap rotors? I mean teh disc brakes are already there, and by the description from teh website it seems the only thing different are rotors. __________________ The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink... diesel, reg cab, long bed, 4 across the rear, single stack, wooden stakes, and lotsa lights - the Hay Express

03-24-2007, 12:50 AM	#3
Srubydo1986 The Crazy Machanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nokesville Va Posts: 1,437	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd Id do that but i cant seem to find a 6 lug 2wd front end anywhere. I find out the older truck back in the 70s had 6 lug 2wd but can find it in my year. __________________ 1986 Sliverado longbed 400 small block mean as hell, 700r4 trans (5 speed coming one day) 1970 chevelle 2dr sedan Latest update June 24 2007. *1957 4 door stationwagon - pink all original needing a good restore (body great, floors bad) newest additions 1965 shortbed fleet great granddads. Been told im nuts to bring it back from the dead (still going to happen) plans-all stock with a turbo 292 inline 3 speed column shift. and thats it big block 427 and 5 speed trans and ford 9 inch theyhave no home yet thinking what to put them in and a 79 c60 trash truck um no idea i have one

03-24-2007, 01:01 AM	#4
Ivan D. glamoros piece o' lowlife Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redford, MI Posts: 1,164	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd Got any friends at the local parts store? Ask the guy/chick at the counter to look through their computer system and see if they can find ya something that'll work. __________________ The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink... diesel, reg cab, long bed, 4 across the rear, single stack, wooden stakes, and lotsa lights - the Hay Express

03-24-2007, 01:47 AM	#5
Ivan D. glamoros piece o' lowlife Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redford, MI Posts: 1,164	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd Okay, IIRC some 3/4-ton Chevy trucks have 6-lug rotors and axles, so go to the parts store and look for rotors for an '85 C20. __________________ The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink... diesel, reg cab, long bed, 4 across the rear, single stack, wooden stakes, and lotsa lights - the Hay Express

03-24-2007, 05:40 PM	#6
Srubydo1986 The Crazy Machanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nokesville Va Posts: 1,437	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd sound like a plan. I got lots of friend at autozone I can have them find stuff for me and i may even get a discount. But that was for 2wd right? my truck is 2 wd drive 5 and i like 6. __________________ 1986 Sliverado longbed 400 small block mean as hell, 700r4 trans (5 speed coming one day) 1970 chevelle 2dr sedan Latest update June 24 2007. 1957 4 door stationwagon - pink all original needing a good restore (body great, floors bad) newest additions 1965 shortbed fleet great granddads. Been told im nuts to bring it back from the dead (still going to happen) plans-all stock with a turbo 292 inline 3 speed column shift. and thats it big block 427 and 5 speed trans and ford 9 inch theyhave no home yet thinking what to put them in and a 79 c60 trash truck um no idea i have one Last edited by Srubydo1986; 03-24-2007 at 05:41 PM.*

03-24-2007, 10:04 PM	#7
Ivan D. glamoros piece o' lowlife Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redford, MI Posts: 1,164	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd Yep, C20 is a 2wd truck, K20 would be the 4x4 one. __________________ The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink... diesel, reg cab, long bed, 4 across the rear, single stack, wooden stakes, and lotsa lights - the Hay Express

03-24-2007, 11:10 PM	#8
f.monroe Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Caldwell,Tx. Posts: 3,648	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd As far as I know the 6 lug 2 wheel drive didnt come along until 1988 when the body changed . I had a 1998 2500 series light duty that was 6 lug . They made them for about 10 years . I dont know how hard the task will be though since the spindles are probably different sizes . You could have your rotors redrilled to the 6 on 5.5" pattern and find a 4x4 rear axle . Frank __________________ Born and proudly residing in a Red State !

03-24-2007, 11:11 PM	#9
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd My '74 C20 is 8 lug __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

03-25-2007, 01:46 AM	#11
Ivan D. glamoros piece o' lowlife Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redford, MI Posts: 1,164	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd I would not recommend re-drilling the rotors as there are special reinforcement ribs on the inside surface of the rotor's hub where the studs go through. I'd say get a pair of digital calipers and when you go to the store measure ask for a rotor and bearings for yer truck and also a rotor and bearings for an '88 2wd 3/4-ton Chevy (believe that would be a C2500), and measure and compare them very carefully. __________________ The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink... diesel, reg cab, long bed, 4 across the rear, single stack, wooden stakes, and lotsa lights - the Hay Express

03-25-2007, 07:34 AM	#12
hiway Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Enola Arkansas Posts: 380	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd For the kind of money your looking at....just buy some 5 lug wheels. __________________ Everythang relates to Beer! 86 1/2ton on tons! sbc/465/208/D60/14/35's 81 Postal....with 468 bbc 97 Merc Marq comuter 07 Suburban 02 Danger Ranger

03-25-2007, 12:00 PM	#14
Srubydo1986 The Crazy Machanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nokesville Va Posts: 1,437	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd I guess ill do that I thought it was inpossable or just not worth it. I just really like the rims that were onthe jimmy and couldnt find a set in 5 lug. The rims were the 6 hole kind that was factory back in the day but these were aftermaket, they were simalar but not exact. __________________ 1986 Sliverado longbed 400 small block mean as hell, 700r4 trans (5 speed coming one day) 1970 chevelle 2dr sedan Latest update June 24 2007. *1957 4 door stationwagon - pink all original needing a good restore (body great, floors bad) newest additions 1965 shortbed fleet great granddads. Been told im nuts to bring it back from the dead (still going to happen) plans-all stock with a turbo 292 inline 3 speed column shift. and thats it big block 427 and 5 speed trans and ford 9 inch theyhave no home yet thinking what to put them in and a 79 c60 trash truck um no idea i have one

03-25-2007, 12:51 PM	#15
hiway Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Enola Arkansas Posts: 380	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd post a picture....someone may have some or know where to find them. __________________ Everythang relates to Beer! 86 1/2ton on tons! sbc/465/208/D60/14/35's 81 Postal....with 468 bbc 97 Merc Marq comuter 07 Suburban 02 Danger Ranger

03-25-2007, 04:32 PM	#16
Srubydo1986 The Crazy Machanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nokesville Va Posts: 1,437	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd Well you ask here are the rims As you can see theyer nice rims and that why i originally wanted to use them but if selling them would be easier and fast then changing the lug pattern. I guess i sell them here (as in my town) locally then. __________________ 1986 Sliverado longbed 400 small block mean as hell, 700r4 trans (5 speed coming one day) 1970 chevelle 2dr sedan Latest update June 24 2007. 1957 4 door stationwagon - pink all original needing a good restore (body great, floors bad) newest additions 1965 shortbed fleet great granddads. Been told im nuts to bring it back from the dead (still going to happen) plans-all stock with a turbo 292 inline 3 speed column shift. and thats it big block 427 and 5 speed trans and ford 9 inch theyhave no home yet thinking what to put them in and a 79 c60 trash truck um no idea i have one Last edited by Srubydo1986; 03-25-2007 at 04:32 PM.*

03-25-2007, 07:45 PM	#17
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03-25-2007, 07:53 PM	#18
Srubydo1986 The Crazy Machanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nokesville Va Posts: 1,437	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd they are awsome looking but being from Mickey Thompson I might have to give them my first born to get them. __________________ 1986 Sliverado longbed 400 small block mean as hell, 700r4 trans (5 speed coming one day) 1970 chevelle 2dr sedan Latest update June 24 2007. *1957 4 door stationwagon - pink all original needing a good restore (body great, floors bad) newest additions 1965 shortbed fleet great granddads. Been told im nuts to bring it back from the dead (still going to happen) plans-all stock with a turbo 292 inline 3 speed column shift. and thats it big block 427 and 5 speed trans and ford 9 inch theyhave no home yet thinking what to put them in and a 79 c60 trash truck um no idea i have one

03-25-2007, 08:00 PM	#19
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: 5 to 6 lug 2wd Good point. Ok, one more shot at this. Try American Eagle wheels. They offer the Eagle Alloy 058 in a 5 lug- __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra" Last edited by N2TRUX; 03-25-2007 at 08:01 PM.

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