5 stud wheels

[blake1990]

I have my self a set of 5 stud wheels for the car and I no that the common 406 has a 4 stud set-up are there any 406's out there with 5 stud hubs so I can do a conversion if so what models do they come on and how hard is it to swap hubs

[highlander]

The entire 406 range (saloon, estate, and coupe) right from 1996 through to 2004 were equipped with 4-stud hubs and wheels only.

The 407 seems to have 5-stud wheels, but I have no idea how easy it might be to transplant the hubs from one car to the other.

[Gary406]

maybe the 3.0 V6 petrol engine has 5 studs
usually big engined cars have 5 studs

[highlander]

Not with the 406. The saloon, estate, or coupe, regardless of engine type, has 4 stud wheels.

I know this because you can take the wheels off a V6 coupe and stick 'em on a saloon or estate.

[Gary406]

ahh ye ... didnt think of that

[steve_earwig]

I can think of 5 options:
1. get some adaptor plates. Obviously this will offset the wheels further out by something like an inch.
2. adapt the hubs - have them welded and redrilled for 5 studs. Obviously a bit hard when the bearings don't come out of the hubs.
3. spend hours in a large breakers measuring hubs. You might have to go without abs because the stator rings are part of the rear hubs.
4. adapt the wheels - have them welded and redrilled for 4 studs.
5. sell them and buy more appropriate wheels.

[jasper5]

The 407 seems to have 5-stud wheels, but I have no idea how easy it might be to transplant the hubs from one car to the other.

The 407 is a completely different suspension/hub/brake setup, chalk and cheese.

[mjb]

There is one 406 that I know of which has 5 stud wheels. It's an ex-BTCC coupé with custom made hubs