4stud Gts-t's

[blackprincegts]

Hi there people.

Iv been searching around for a while now trying to find the exact model gts't that came out with the "GTS" or "ca18det" four stud hub and brake setup. Iv had a few people tell me now that all r32's fitted with the silvertop rb20det came with the 5stud hubs from the factory but i believe otherwise. I have seen 2 gts't skylines when i was up in queensland and 1 down here in adelaide that were apparently factory fitted turbo models but had the same brakes and hubs as my 32 GTS. I actually seen the original factory compliance plate on one of these cars and it said rb20det however the owner of the car could not tell me much about it except that he baught the car direct from japan and the car had no worries with getting through regency inspection.

The reason i need to find proof of the existance of 4stud gts'ts is because regency have told me that if i can proove in writing that they exist standard from the factory then all i need to do is have my car inspected after i do my turbo conversion for general roadworthiness instead of going through all the testing bull crap.

Any info or hints as to wher i can find what im after would be greatly appreciated.

[BHDave]

The only possibility will be the gtst NON m spec or someone got a base model optioned with the turbo option from new in japan

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

there were r32's released with ca18det's in them and I think they were 4-stud, when I was looking for a car to buy one of the car's j-spec showed me was a ca18det

from memory, it was explained to me at the time that these were some sort of production test release, which is probably why you can't find much info on them.

I'll try and dig up the pictures that I was sent of the car...

[blackprincegts]

yeah iv heard of the cadet 32, and yeah your right i think it does have the gts hub. however this one i saw definately had the rb0det as standard cos the plates matched the number.

BH Dave i didnt know you could option the turbo in on gts models. but logically i think that may be the answer.

anyone else?

[Hawker180]

5 stud:

R32 GTSt type m - RB20DET

R32 GTSt - RB20DET

4 stud:

R32 GTS type s - RB20DE

R32 GTS - RB20DE

R32 GTE - RB20E

(im pretty sure all the R32 non turbo's had S13 CA18DET brakes...anyone know for sure?

Its most likely if you see a turbo R32 with 4 stud hubs then it has been converted from a non-turbo to a turbo!

Also there were no such thing as a R32 with a CA18DET...the very base spec R32 had a CA18i (carby 1.8ltr heap of junk...i feel very sorry for anyone who has one..id be very suprised it many if any were imported over here)

Edited April 28, 2006 by hawker05

[predator]

i agree with the above..

only ca18i.. no 4 stud turbo models.. if its 4 stud the engine may have well been converted.

[jaik]

Just convert to 5 stud! Atleast then you can put on some decent brakes etc. It will only cost you $800!

JK

[Abo Bob]

what about gts4?

[Hawker180]

what about gts4?

the GTS4 is just a 4WD version of the GTSt....so its 5 stud!

[Abo Bob]

but but but, on R33 GTS4's they have 4 studs so I kind of thought it would be the same with R32's.

[predator]

but the r33 gts4 doesn't have a turbo.. little japanese guy one day go "have turbo, fit 5 stud.. no turbo, fit 4 stud" and this is the way it became..

[Hawker180]

but the r33 gts4 doesn't have a turbo.. little japanese guy one day go "have turbo, fit 5 stud.. no turbo, fit 4 stud" and this is the way it became..

Im sure that is exacilly how it happened!!! hehe

[stricko]

but the r33 gts4 doesn't have a turbo.. little japanese guy one day go "have turbo, fit 5 stud.. no turbo, fit 4 stud" and this is the way it became..

On skylines anyways. S13's dont follow that "formula". lol

[ISC-Performance]

just do the upgrade to 5 stud and put some decent brakes on!!

the ca18 motor in the r32 was a single cam aswell...damn that sucks...

[Abo Bob]

That's funny. The only two R33GTS4's I've seen, one had an RB26 and the other was Doughboy's car. Not sure what it had but sure wasn't atmo.

[GTS20X]

but the r33 gts4 doesn't have a turbo.. little japanese guy one day go "have turbo, fit 5 stud.. no turbo, fit 4 stud" and this is the way it became..

But not until the R32

[blackprincegts]

ok thanks fellas.

recently while comparing my gts brakes o my wifes gts't i noticed that they are exacltly identical. Iv measured everything etc and i cant find any difference. The only difference i can see is the 5 studs coming out of the hub.

My latest idea around spending all that money in ditching my hubs and everything to convert to the 5stud is to redrill my hubs and discs with holes for 5studs to go in and fill over the old stud holes. A friend of mine whos rather good with mechanical things that i told and demonstarted my idea to rekons it would work. Iv already got multistud wheels as well.

based on my comparisons and measurments i cant see why it wouldn't work either.

Can anyone shed some light on whether or not this idea is falible or not?

Thanks again!

[stricko]

the ca18 motor in the r32 was a single cam aswell...damn that sucks...

Yeah it'd suck to have it in a r32. They only came in the Gxi model i believe. Basically just a taxi!

Edited May 12, 2006 by stricko