Are all 5-lug front hubs the same ? Options

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Hi All, can anyone clarify if all front hubs are the same. Can anyone give me any leads to clear things up. I tried looking up parts catalog at Pelican, but they dont show that part. I even tried a search for 'hub' and nothing came up, strange ? Any leads or information is appreciated. I am trying to see if a 1968 912 front hub will fit onto a 1986 911 strut.

thanks in advance
Ted

[Richard Casto]

Hi All, can anyone clarify if all front hubs are the same. Can anyone give me any leads to clear things up. I tried looking up parts catalog at Pelican, but they dont show that part. I even tried a search for 'hub' and nothing came up, strange ? Any leads or information is appreciated. I am trying to see if a 1968 912 front hub will fit onto a 1986 911 strut.

thanks in advance
Ted

Ted,

I have been working on a wiki article about this type of thing on the 914 Wiki. Here is the current state of that article...

http://www.roadglue.com/wiki/index.php/911_front_suspension

Here is a snip of info from the wiki...

"The spindle on earlier struts uses a smaller and differently threaded locking nut. Early hubs will fit onto a later strut, but the later locking nut that matches with the strut has a diamter that it too larger to fit into the opening of the hub. To use an earlier hub on a later strut, you must machine the hub to enlarge the opening to allow the later style nut to fit."

The issue is that I don't know when the hub and spindle thread/nut changed. Since you are talking a 68 vs 86 I would guess tha tyou may have the problem.

Oh, if anyone finds anything incorrect on that page, please feel free to edit the wiki page and fix any inaccuracies! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)