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1994 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - Weekend Warrior: STK TRUK Edition Part 4: Five-Lug Conversion

Five-Lug Conversion, The Bio Way
By Ernie Macias
Photography by Ernie Macias
Mitsubishi Five Lug Side View
Mitsubishi Five Lug Hubs Rotors
1. Here, you can see what... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Hubs Rotors
1. Here, you can see what we had to work with: the stock Mitsubishi junk and '98 Toyota Tacoma hubs and rotors. Also in the picture is our Mitsubishi lowered spindle.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Removing Caliper
2. We were going to remove... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Removing Caliper
2. We were going to remove our caliper from our spindle by removing the two bolts.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Removing Dust Cap
3. Next, we removed the dust... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Removing Dust Cap
3. Next, we removed the dust cap, cotter pin, and removed the spindle castle nut to remove the stock hub and rotor.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Removing Dust Shield
4. We then removed the dust... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Removing Dust Shield
4. We then removed the dust shield.
Mitsubishi Five Lug New Rear Seal
5. Before placing the Tacoma... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug New Rear Seal
5. Before placing the Tacoma hub assembly on, we placed a new rear seal on the Tacoma hub.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Fitment
6. We used a rubber mallet... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Fitment
6. We used a rubber mallet to put it into place, then made sure it went in straight and even.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Hub Assembly
7. We slid the Tacoma hub... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Hub Assembly
7. We slid the Tacoma hub assembly onto the dropped spindle. Yes, that's right. It slides right over with no modification necessary. Then, we utilized the Tacoma bearings and used the Mitsu keyed washer.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Cotter Pin
8. Next, we placed the Mitsu... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Cotter Pin
8. Next, we placed the Mitsu castle nut back on and used a new cotter pin.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Sealing Dust Cap
9. After that, we used a Tacoma... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Sealing Dust Cap
9. After that, we used a Tacoma dust cap to seal the grease. We made sure to grease everything thoroughly.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Caliper
10. If you slide your Mitsu... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Caliper
10. If you slide your Mitsu caliper into place, you'll notice that it will fit nicely once a spacer is put into place. For this part, you can go down to a machine shop. We measured the spacer at .465 inches. Besides a few new bolts, this is pretty much all you'll need for the front end.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Ernie
11. I went down to Bio Kustumz... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Ernie
11. I went down to Bio Kustumz and Max set me up on his lathe. I don't have a lot of experience on one of these, but I managed to get them done on my first try. You'll need to make four of these.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Lathe
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Rear End
13. Before finishing the front,... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Rear End
13. Before finishing the front, I jumped on the back. I decided to use a '90 Toyota rear end out of the junk yard that I got from Cal Mini Truck Dismantlers in sunny SoCal. I unbolted the third member yoke from both the Mitsu rear end and the Toyota rear end. In this picture, we were taking the dust shield off of the Mitsubishi yoke. This gave us access to the holes to make marks on our Toyota yoke for the drilling.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Adapter
14. Max has done several of... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Adapter
14. Max has done several of these conversions before and has already made an adapter to center the two yokes together.
Mitsubishi Five Lug Yoke
15. With the two yokes together,... 
   
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Mitsubishi Five Lug Yoke
15. With the two yokes together, Max used a punch to mark our Toyota yoke. This was so that it will bolt on to our Mitsubishi drive shaft.

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