How do you fit 5 Stud hubs to chimaera?

[bhpjon]

Can anyone help with putting 5 stud hubs onto a chimaera, without drilling the existing four stud hubs, eg changing the bearing housing or physical hub body. Are there any straightforward ways to do this or not, any guidance gratefully recieved,cheers bhpjon

[antonyj]

Try speaking to Peninsula, they were supplying some hubs to swap straight in.

[Plotloss]

There used to be a kit that included the hubs a clever set of bolt pattern changer things and the wheels for around £3K

[tvrbob]

It's not as simple as drilling the existing hubs. If you intend to fit TVR five stud wheels then the rear hub need to go inboard a little and the stub axils need shortening. The fronts are easier but you will need to put limit stops on the steering to prevent the tyres contacting on full lock. It really is best to get a kit. TVR may still sell them and they come up on eBay from time to time.

[tvrbob]

Plotloss said:

There used to be a kit that included the hubs a clever set of bolt pattern changer things and the wheels for around £3K

£3k fitted. It's around £1.7k for the parts.

[else]

have a look at this thread, i can give you the seller's email address if you are interested:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=209156