Axle and hub help needed!!

[doughythevanman]

Hi guys,
As you may remember i was asking about alloys for my mk5 smiley 6 stud. Minormatt thankfully infomed me the only way to go is to change the axle / hubs.
The question i have is... Do the later mk6 rwd axle and hubs fit and if not is there any modifying that can be done to make them fit? It's just that i have been told a rear axle/diff and front hubs from a 2.4 rwd are knocking about in a friends yard and was goin to try and get them off him.

Thanks for any advice!!!

[MinorMatt]

I dont know about the front hubs, but I imagine it would be a whole world of pain! If you want mk6/7 alloys you can fit the mk5 front hubs and rear axle without any mods, but you will need to get the alloys countersunk.

However give your friend has a mk6 axle I would look at fitting that, take some careful measurements, if the spring hangers are the same distance apart then you are laughing. I would, however be looking for some mk4/5 hubs knock the wheel studs out drill out the holes and fit the M14 studs from the mk6 and counterbore the disc retaining bolt holes...

So in summary
rear axle - maybe, careful measurement required
front hubs - forget about it fit the mk4/5 5 stud hub and modify it slightly

[doughythevanman]

Cheers matt!!
I wasnt too worried about using mk6 / 7 alloys really, it was just that i could get them very cheap!

[MinorMatt]

well if its a mate can you borrow them until you know if they will fit? (and then steal them )

[doughythevanman]

(and then steal them ) are you psychic !!!!! apparently he has forgot they are at the yard so will try to convince him they were mine to start with!!