Rear 5-lug Conversion, Gauging Interest... Options

[Eric_Shea]

Hi Gang,

While the front suspension seems to be a breeze (bolt on a 911 set-up), I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a turn key (bolt them on) rear conversion?

Kit would contain:

2 Control Arms - Bead blasted to bare metal. Checked for straightness. Repainted with POR-15.
2 New Wheel Bearings
2 Rebossed and drilled 5-lug Hubs. Factory 45mm Studs. Set in the new wheel bearings.

I was thinking $450 plus your loaded/usable control arms as cores (control arms and hubs).

So for $450 you have basically "brand new" control arms, bearings and 5-lug hubs ready to go. You'd have to buy 914-6 rotors.

Doable? Anything I'm missing? You could add items at will (Mueller bearings, Box kits etc...).

Thoughts?

[Mueller]

does the Castrol SuperClean leave an oily or any kind of film?

914gem,

it's water based....you need to rinse it off real good....it's sold at Wal-mart for about 6-7 dollars a gallon

for steel parts, I've left them in cleaner for a few weeks with no problem, for aluminum, just a few hours max depending on the concentration...I put a piece of aluminum foil in the cleaner for a few days, the foil turned to dust when I took it out.

works even better if you can get the mix nice and hot, I poured boiling water in my tank to get the average temp in the 150° range.....


I got your PM, thanks for the info on the caliper spacers and other parts...i had a brain fart on a different idea for rear brakes, vented rotors and the parking brake...once I draw it up and look at how feasible it is, i might show it off (if it works that is....the bad ideas get deleted...well most of them, LOL)