Changing front knuckle and rotor

[spetz]

Hi guys,

Can anyone tell me, is it easy to take off the front knuckles (the part that connects to the strut and ball joint on LCA) + changing the rotor to accommodate a 5 stud setup?

In short:
I have the FTO brakes but with VR4 knuckles and 4 stud 276mm rotor.
What I want is FTO knuckle and FTO 5 stud rotor

Also for the rear, is it easy to take off the rotor and swap it to a 5 stud?

Easy = No need for special tools, presses, etc etc (ie, can be done with a jack, socket set, spanners etc)

Thanks in advance

[Bennoz]

Hey Spetz,

I don't reckon it'd be too hard, Dwayne (dstocks) would have the bits you'd need, you will however need a press to seperate the front hubs or knuckles as you call them.

Removing the hub as a whole from the car is failry straight forward, with the exception of getting it off the ball joint on the lower control arm. The ball joint can be a bitch to split without a proper ball joint splitter.

For the centre section of the hub, it need to be pressed out as it forms part of the wheel bearing assembly. Once out, its just a matter of pressing a 5 stud one in.



Rears are easy, the whole hub & bearings are a cast assembly, just remove centre castle nut & the whole lot comes off the shaft (after you've removed the brake caliper & rotor of course)

[spetz]

Thanks Bennoz,

It seems it is harder than I had hoped for and hence it's not a DIY job.

Do you know where dstock lives? (ie, which city/state?)

I don't need the parts now, but in 4 months I will

[RallyMad]

dstocks lives in/somewhere near Canberra I'm pretty sure spetz

[spetz]

Thanks for the help guys

[Bennoz]

Yeah, he's at Batemans Bay but up in Canberra pretty regularly.

[Astron_Boy]

Any particular reason you need the 5 studs?
I have more or less FTO brake setup on my magna, which is same as vr4 galant.
Same caliper, but as you mentioned 4 stud 276mm rotors.

Is it simply to fit a certain type of rim you have or what? no real benefits to going 5 studs otherwise...

[spetz]

There is no real reason for the stud change, other than "since I need to change rotor and knuckle may as well have 5 stud"

Batemans bay isn't too far to drive anyway for me (actually it's an enjoyable drive)

[Astron_Boy]

should come to the bonfire then.
Collect the parts you need and have a good pissup, ahh, weekend.

[spetz]

What bonfire are you referring to?

[Lawso]

http://ftoaustralia.com/v3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22141

[spetz]

I would like to attend however I am not in Australia at the time and will not be during the bonfire.

It does sound like a lot of fun though