so I got the lift on the wifes xj done tonight, horray, just put the wheels on and I'm set, only to find out I got royally hooked up by a fellow jeeper in wilmington nc on CL. He lied about the lug pattern on the wheels, I never thought to check because he said they came off the xj he delivered them in, and in my haste, I didn't even bother measuring the lug pattern before I got the tires mounted (foolish I know, but I've never had someone show up in the vehicle they claimed the wheels came off of and lie like that)
so, on to my question
I'm planning on doing the wj front knuckle/brake swap, I'm aware the whole housing doesn't swap over, but what I'm wondering is if I can take a complete knuckle and hub and swap all of it over to the xj, and keep the 5 on 5 lug pattern in the process, so my wheels will work and I don't have to redrill the rotors ect. plus I would be able to go to a 5 on 5 for the rear, and open up some more rear axle options. Honestly I'm new to 4wd and the associated drive train issues, so if this is a stupid question please forgive me, but I haven't been able to find the info I wanted because the search doesn't take his on small words like wj and 5 on 5. Thanks
so, on to my question
I'm planning on doing the wj front knuckle/brake swap, I'm aware the whole housing doesn't swap over, but what I'm wondering is if I can take a complete knuckle and hub and swap all of it over to the xj, and keep the 5 on 5 lug pattern in the process, so my wheels will work and I don't have to redrill the rotors ect. plus I would be able to go to a 5 on 5 for the rear, and open up some more rear axle options. Honestly I'm new to 4wd and the associated drive train issues, so if this is a stupid question please forgive me, but I haven't been able to find the info I wanted because the search doesn't take his on small words like wj and 5 on 5. Thanks