4 to 6 conversion: rear brakes Options

[bossboy302]

Collecting the bits for my project, (4 to 6) rear brake question...
Are the rear 4 rotors the same thickness as 6?
If so, can the 4 rear calipers (with their parking brake) be used?
I am doing the 5-lug.

Thanks in advance

[rudedude]

Does anyone have experience with the URO hub for 5 bolt conversion? Just wondering about the uro part and their reputation.

[Eric_Shea]

Does anyone have experience with the URO hub for 5 bolt conversion? Just wondering about the uro part and their reputation.

We probably have more experience with this than anyone. I'm in direct contact with them regarding these hubs and helped with the initial issue of pressing in studs. I'll tackle the "part" first; These hubs are a game changer for 5-lug conversion. They will still end up a little more expensive than a re-drill because of the cost of the Verbus press in studs. The only issue we've had is a box label mix-up where we had one of their 911 hubs in a box labeled with the 914 part number. This probably happened when they were actively machining the edges on an early production run (stud issue). The fact that they addressed the concern speaks volumes about your second concern... their reputation.

We've had other vendors ship us parts that had issues and they would dance around the issue making false claims of "you must have an early vs. late" (of which there was no difference with the maligned part) and claimed we were wrong and nobody else was complaining. We came to find out later that this simply wasn't true.

Bottom line, URO appears to us to be a solid vendor with sane business practices. They address issues as they arise (which they always will when remanufacturing a part for this small incestuous industry) and they understand the value of their relationship with both the end consumer and their retailers. Have they had issues in the past? Yep. Have they addressed them? Yep.