It appears that Honda changed the rear hubs for Civic/CRX's. From 84-85 they used a hub with a bearing with a small i.d. (stub axle has a bigger o.d.) compared to 86/87 units. Anybody know:

1) Why? Everything else appears to be the same i.e. wheel lugs and hub center o.d.

2) Will the later stub axles bolt up to an earlier axle? I was going to take the stub axles off my '86 parts car, but it got too dark out (no garage so I'll have to wait until tomorrow.

It seems as if the later hubs might be stronger with a larger axle??? Plus the later hubs are about $20-$25 cheaper online.

Shouldn't be a problem legality wise since this is covered in the update/backdate rules (besides, it's for a G-prod anyway).