OG mazda guys...what about this? new findings, well....

okay I'm sure it has been tried, and failed but maybe.

a toyota front hub uses the exact same bearing as mazda on the inner wheel bearing. the outers are very close

Toyota specs:
I.D.:.843"
O.D.:1.969"


Mazda specs:
I.D.:.984"
O.D.:2.047"



It seams to me that it would be possible to turn down are spindles .141" on the out surface and use a yota hub.
Maybe depth of the hub comes into play? That is something I have not yet found.

Any input?

Wow I'd like to see or know if this works <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

One problem might be with the brake caliper and bracket.

I would say this would be your major issue. Mounting that caliper correctly, and with enough strength would mean costly machining work?

BUT I know I've seen in the past kits for yotas that I considered trying to adapt to the Mazda for a disc brake conversion that had brackets, and you use calipers, etc. from a GMC 1/2 ton. The trick then would be getting that custom bracket connected to the Mazda somehow. I'm 110% sure it can be done, but you may need a lot of donor yota parts...

brakes would be a minor thing, I can imagine only needing to build some brackets out of 5/16th&quot;. I am more concerned with the depth of the hub being within spec for it to bolt up proper on the spindle.

if your using toyota hub why cant you just use the toyota caliper?

what year toyota hub are you talking about?

i've heard of doing this on a nissan and its supposed to be the &quot;right&quot; way to do a 5-lug swap.

exactly, I know when you do it on a nissan, you press the spindle out and machine down the bearing surface so as the hub will go on enough to seat properly. whether this would be the case for a mazda I don't know yet. All I know as of now is the outer bearing surface needs to be reduced in Dia.

sleepy this was hit on around a year or so ago if i remember correctly and the guy almost had it but kept running in to a snag with the bearing size. i do not remember exactly what it was but there was a snag. I dont think whoever it was is on here anymore. Im not saying by any means that it wont work just that somebody has messed around with it before. The project eventually got abandoned do to the snag. he may have been lazy and just gave up or he may have tried to poke it everyway you could poke it and just couldnt find the hole. either way good luck and keep us posted.





-justin

ya, I guess it's just going to be the depth of the toy hub is really all I see as a snag. My Buddie acquired a milling/lathe this year so I can turn the spindle down the needed .141&quot; I may be able to source a bearing that would require even less.

I imagine I am going to just pick up a hub from the junk yard and go from there once I have a couple of extra bucks.

I believe I will just re drill the axle shafts and drums, but would like to do a hub swap up front, cause it would be cleaner.

I have been looking at the areostar hubs, but the bearings show a different spindle size, maybe it uses a different bearing to work. I looked that up and Mazberrydelight posted on street source once upon a time, but kinda left details out.