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dbmx66 · 10-02-2010, 01:03 PM

took me an hour and a half to do in shop on one of the bridgeport mills.

indicated the the center of the the bearing race in the center of rotor, popped the old studs out. drilled and spotfaced new holes. the new bolt circle is within .0005 of being perfect with the hub. so my wheel will be rolling nice and smooth down the road.

and yes i know they arent centered in between the previous holes, because theres a gusset there, you can see in the picture.

i changes them from 5x5 to 5x4.75

Keith Seymore · 10-02-2010, 01:31 PM

Well done. Looks great.

That is exactly how we changed the bolt pattern on our '63 Tempest (went from the production 4.5" to a more typical 4.75"), except that we "spotted" through an existing A body drum to mark the locations.

K

dbmx66 · 10-02-2010, 01:45 PM

yea, whatever gets the job done. hopefully these rotor will last for a while hahaha

SBTork · 10-02-2010, 02:21 PM

awesome work man!

jitteryguy · 10-02-2010, 02:24 PM

looks good, are ya do'n the rear also ? I put a 9" ford in my MonteCarlo and had the axles and rotors redrill'd to the chevy pattern , they had to offset mine just you did . 2 yrs now, still hold'n up good .

STOCKISH · 10-02-2010, 03:12 PM

Sweet man, nice work!!

*Stitch* · 10-02-2010, 03:15 PM

very nice

dbmx66 · 10-02-2010, 03:25 PM

thanks guys, i dont need to do that for my rear, mines narrowed with custom moser axles. the only thing i might to is drill them to 5/8 for 5/8 studs for racing.

knightowl73 · 10-02-2010, 06:17 PM

ya do know 73 chevy van, only 73, had 5x4.75 pattern and is direct bolt-on for our trucks right? right?

dbmx66 · 10-02-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by knightowl73

ya do know 73 chevy van, only 73, had 5x4.75 pattern and is direct bolt-on for our trucks right? right?

well i got just fresh rotors, and the chances of finding a 73 van with decent rotors seems pretty rare to me.

3r!c84 · 10-02-2010, 10:35 PM

what wheels you planing on putting on your truck

dbmx66 · 10-03-2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 3r!c84

what wheels you planing on putting on your truck

i have 15x4 front and 15x15 rear draglites.

i plan on getting weld magnum 2.0s wen i switch to strut front suspension.

*Stitch* · 10-03-2010, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dbmx66

well i got just fresh rotors, and the chances of finding a 73 van with decent rotors seems pretty rare to me.

I think what he was getting at is that you just bought new rotors for your truck. You could have bought new rotors for a 73 chevy van instead and not had to drill your new rotors.
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knightowl73 · 10-03-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitch

I think what he was getting at is that you just bought new rotors for your truck. You could have bought new rotors for a 73 chevy van instead and not had to drill your new rotors.
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yeah i was sayin that exactly

gchemist · 10-03-2010, 03:28 AM

Well, that's one way to fit S10, car and Vette wheels.

dbmx66 · 10-03-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by knightowl73

yeah i was sayin that exactly

well i guess wen these wear out, ill get some van ones.

79gmcclassic · 10-03-2010, 12:35 PM

nice tempest

LiveWire64 · 10-03-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by knightowl73

ya do know 73 chevy van, only 73, had 5x4.75 pattern and is direct bolt-on for our trucks right? right?

Not true.
The 71-74 G10 vans all had 5x4.75. The 71 & later G20 vans had 5x5.
Late 74,early 75 is when the G10 vans started using the 5x5 pattern.
I have done extensive research on this & the bearings are different between the two patterns. How did you put them on your truck?
Thanks for any info. Brad

joe231 · 10-03-2010, 07:33 PM

I too have been doing some research...it seems the 5x4.75 van rotors are 1'" thick but use the same bearings as the heavier 1.25" truck rotors. So if you have the 1.25" rotors in theory you could swap to the van rotors, but I'm not sure how the 1.25" calipers will work with the narrower van rotors, or if you could use the 1' truck calipers with the 1.25" spindles....
has anyone actually done the swap?

Keith Seymore · 10-03-2010, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 79gmcclassic

nice tempest

Thank you. They are a pretty crazy little car, with the MOPAR bolt pattern, LH threads on the left side of the car, and the trans/transaxle in back.

Lots of fun, though -

K

knightowl73 · 10-03-2010, 11:30 PM

Yea im not sure which years but some caprices with 10 bolts late 70s thru early 80s, you can pull the axles and brake hardware from to complete it on the back for cheap. The site is on my favs someplace but a guy in washington state did it to his longbed to run camaro rallies. Ill try and find it and post it up.
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79gmcclassic · 10-03-2010, 11:43 PM

kieth i had no idea they had mopar bolt patterns

dbmx66 · 10-04-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 79gmcclassic

kieth i had no idea they had mopar bolt patterns

me either

Keith Seymore · 10-04-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dbmx66

me either

Yep - 5 hole, 4.5" bc.

That tripped 'em up back in the day, when they were trying to put their hot new tires and wheels on....

Dad was saying WTH?

That was after you managed to get the lug nuts loose...

(lol)

10-02-2010, 01:03 PM	#1
dbmx66 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 883	for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern took me an hour and a half to do in shop on one of the bridgeport mills. indicated the the center of the the bearing race in the center of rotor, popped the old studs out. drilled and spotfaced new holes. the new bolt circle is within .0005 of being perfect with the hub. so my wheel will be rolling nice and smooth down the road. and yes i know they arent centered in between the previous holes, because theres a gusset there, you can see in the picture. i changes them from 5x5 to 5x4.75 Attached Images

10-02-2010, 01:31 PM	#2
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,229	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern Well done. Looks great. That is exactly how we changed the bolt pattern on our '63 Tempest (went from the production 4.5" to a more typical 4.75"), except that we "spotted" through an existing A body drum to mark the locations. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 10-02-2010 at 01:34 PM.

10-02-2010, 01:45 PM	#3
dbmx66 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 883	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern yea, whatever gets the job done. hopefully these rotor will last for a while hahaha

10-02-2010, 02:21 PM	#4
SBTork Garage wrench Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaCrosse, WI Posts: 1,855	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern awesome work man! __________________ -Adam 90 V1500 GMC Suburban 350/700R4/NP241..... 01 Saturn SL1 stock DD.....

10-02-2010, 02:24 PM	#5
jitteryguy GoatLube Experss Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: clarksville, Tn. Posts: 1,337	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern looks good, are ya do'n the rear also ? I put a 9" ford in my MonteCarlo and had the axles and rotors redrill'd to the chevy pattern , they had to offset mine just you did . 2 yrs now, still hold'n up good . __________________ *Goat Lube Express*, locations in Qalat,Afghanistan & Clarksville, Tn. '87 R30 dually 454/TH400 '85 1/2 ton CCSB '92 S10 350/350 '84 MonteCarlo 383/PG/9"ford '78 Malibu wagon 350/350 '78 Cutlass (project family car) '96 S10 Jimmy (Moma's)

10-02-2010, 03:12 PM	#6
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern Sweet man, nice work!! __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

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Stitch Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken... Posts: 3,122	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern very nice

10-02-2010, 03:25 PM	#8
dbmx66 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 883	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern thanks guys, i dont need to do that for my rear, mines narrowed with custom moser axles. the only thing i might to is drill them to 5/8 for 5/8 studs for racing.

10-02-2010, 06:17 PM	#9
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern ya do know 73 chevy van, only 73, had 5x4.75 pattern and is direct bolt-on for our trucks right? right? __________________ OWNER @ NBC Customs...No Bull Chit....'92 GMC C2500 ECSB 350/TH400, '57 FORD SKYLINER (My dad's for now, but its really mine-you'll NEVER see a cooler car at 7 years old lol), '42 ford rat rod shop truck (new project), 91 CHRYSLER VOYER MINIVAN (shop van for now) http://www.facebook.com/#!/nbc.customs

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10-03-2010, 03:28 AM	#15
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern Well, that's one way to fit S10, car and Vette wheels. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

10-03-2010, 12:35 PM	#17
79gmcclassic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Green bay, Wisconsin Posts: 593	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern nice tempest __________________ 1979 GMC Sierra Classic Freshly lowered 5 inches

10-03-2010, 07:33 PM	#19
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern I too have been doing some research...it seems the 5x4.75 van rotors are 1'" thick but use the same bearings as the heavier 1.25" truck rotors. So if you have the 1.25" rotors in theory you could swap to the van rotors, but I'm not sure how the 1.25" calipers will work with the narrower van rotors, or if you could use the 1' truck calipers with the 1.25" spindles.... has anyone actually done the swap? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 10-03-2010 at 07:34 PM.

10-03-2010, 11:30 PM	#21
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern Yea im not sure which years but some caprices with 10 bolts late 70s thru early 80s, you can pull the axles and brake hardware from to complete it on the back for cheap. The site is on my favs someplace but a guy in washington state did it to his longbed to run camaro rallies. Ill try and find it and post it up. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ OWNER @ NBC Customs...No Bull Chit....'92 GMC C2500 ECSB 350/TH400, '57 FORD SKYLINER (My dad's for now, but its really mine-you'll NEVER see a cooler car at 7 years old lol), '42 ford rat rod shop truck (new project), 91 CHRYSLER VOYER MINIVAN (shop van for now) http://www.facebook.com/#!/nbc.customs

10-03-2010, 11:43 PM	#22
79gmcclassic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Green bay, Wisconsin Posts: 593	Re: for all you guys wishing you had a different lug pattern kieth i had no idea they had mopar bolt patterns __________________ 1979 GMC Sierra Classic Freshly lowered 5 inches



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