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4 lug or 5 lug?

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#1 ·
Is there a difference in quality/ performance b/w the 4 lug and 5 lug suspension setup? Does it really matter?
 
#5 ·
BSWhelchel said:
There's no performance difference between 4-lug and 5-lug. Wheel availability increases greatly with 5x114.3 lug size, and if you're going to convert using 300ZX hubs, it makes adding the ZX brakes easy as well.

- Brad
the wheel selection does increase, but a lot of companies make 4 lug drilled Z32(300zx) rotors.
 
#15 ·
gtp420 said:
Well there lots of 4 lug wheels out there. There just not the right offset of size that most of us are looking for. As in power wise i have never seen a 4 lug snap all the studs so there perrty strong.
if u really look around you would be surprised. look through rbmotoring.com's used rims gallery. hell, u can get fn01r-c's in 17X9 +20 from splparts.com. also check ebay.
 
#20 ·
napoleon said:
while you may never need the 5 lug...being able to select the proper rim for your application AND the availability for cheap brake upgrades is well worth it. End of discussion.
o boy he said 'end of discussion'. ur right about the rims, but not about the brakes. if by cheap brake upgrades you mean z32 brakes or just better 240sx rotors, its pretty easy to look around and find those rotors in 4 lug. and if u cant find them, buy 5 lug rotors, and find a brake shop and get them redrilled for 4 lug. if ur on a budget, dont feel like u MUST have 5 lug. just getting 5 lug to have 5 lug is a stupid waste of money.
 
#23 ·
What are GOOD brakes and rotors i could fit my 4 lug 240?

k i have a nissan 240sx its a 4 lug and i dont really want to covert it to a 5 lug whats my best options? i all ready got some really nice 4 lug rims that'll fit big rotors but now im not sure what rotors to get for not that much but good quality