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Ashmore, QLD
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September 2002
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5-stud conversion for KE3x Corolla
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Tue, 13 January 2004 05:47
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Hey Guys,
Does anyone know of a reasonably cost effective and relatively easy way to convert my 4-stud KE55 hub to a 5x114.3 (nee Falcon stud pattern), so I can get some decent mags?
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: 5-stud conversion for KE3x Corolla
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Tue, 13 January 2004 12:17
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you're a keen been.
i think you'll be on your own for this one..
for the rear, you'd probably use a shortened hilux, or a shortened bogwarmer axle from falcon
or get your axles welded and drilled.
for the front, you will have to change hubs, or get the old ones welded up and redrilled.
then you have the issue of getting the offset correct.
there are plenty of rims available in 4x114.3. all you have to do is take some money to a shop 
decent mags (well, alloys, not magnesium ) will usually give you the option of what pattern you want...
panasport/minilite/superlites for example.
i think you'll be paying more for the upgrade than for a decent set of rims for your current stud pattern..
then again, 5 stud would look nice
Cya, Stewart
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Location:
Melbourne
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September 2002
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Location:
adelaide
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: 5-stud conversion for KE3x Corolla
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Wed, 14 January 2004 15:45
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would u have any idea if those ra60 steering arms would work on a ae71 rolla???
cheers matt
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Location:
Ashmore, QLD
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: 5-stud conversion for KE3x Corolla
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Thu, 15 January 2004 00:21
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Thanks for the info old corollas and necros it really helped! It gives me something to think about in the future, to make my Corolla just that little bit out of the ordinary. I was considering putting a shortened hilux diff at the rear anyhow, to replace the weaker borg-warner diff.
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: 5-stud conversion for KE3x Corolla
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Fri, 16 January 2004 02:06
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in the not too distant future i am going to have some billet hubs made up, basically so i can use ford stud pattern on the front, not sure if there is a 'bolt on' fix for the ke30s
not sure of the physics behind it but personally i wouldnt weld up stud holes and get them redrilled
ab
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