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pulsarboby
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yep i checked it on full lock and with wheel straight, also with suspension loaded and unloaded! 5mm is the max you can really go and thats cutting it a bit fine to say the leastashills said:
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pulsarboby
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trouble is mark, thats ok when disc is new, and car is mainly used on road! but if cars primarily on track and your hard on the brakes all the time then you only have just under 2mm clearance to allow for heat expansion and any disc runout which may occur!so not much leeway really.
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pulsarboby
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yes sorry my mistake
thats what i meant to say but typed it wrongly!
yes they can be bought in 5mm to still give a 2mm clearance all round from balljoint.
is that ok or do you want any other measurements
thats what i meant to say but typed it wrongly!yes they can be bought in 5mm to still give a 2mm clearance all round from balljoint.
is that ok or do you want any other measurements
pulsar craig
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any info on expected delivery delays kev
John
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So whats the story then, is it gonna be a 10mm spacer (for 37 offset) were going to have to use to get the brakes to fit or are we going to be able to get rid of spacer completely, just would like to know as Ive been speaking a to a few people about using spacers and no one has a good word to say about them.KevD said:
John
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Exactly my thoughts, I mean I dont wanna be an ar*e but spacers are just gonna cause me to much hassle if I go for cheapo ones or are wildly expensive if I want ones which will last. not to mention my Teins are gonna need re-setup :doh:bopper said:
Only other option is to change alloys which isnt summit I want to do when Ive got a brand new set of OZ's on with practically new rubber, I mean the cost of new alloys or going with spacers puts the cost up and up which at the end of day means I could just go out and get a competitors set of brakes for more money but have no problems.
As I say I dont mean to be an a-hole its just I'd like to know what the story is, whether a complete re-design is going to be needed to eliminate spacers or whether spacers will be needed, I'm sure alot of people in the GB are in the same boat. Also you said you had complete control over arrival of the gear, what sorta impact is this having on the arrival date and has control basically been lost cause of these issues.
As I say im just looking for some clarification as the original deal was an absolute peach.
pulsar craig
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tbh im thinking it might be more trouble than its worth, i really dont want to use spacers so if i cant use alloys with the pulsar offset of 40 i think i might pull out, but then again i love the look of the brakes and dont want to loose any deposit money so hopefully it can be sorted sharpish as show season is aproaching fast
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pulsarboby
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thats the prob i got at the mo with these fitted!ashills said:
if spacers are fitted then there is contact with arch lip, hoping the extra 5mm will solve this otherwise im gonna have to roll the arches to try and gain more clearance.
will be trying a different set of wheels this week to see if i can reduce the spacer width
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pulsarboby
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the caliper is a big old lump, but then again it is an 8 pot!
its also the disc width combined with caliper that i thinks causing the problem here.
they are excellent quality parts and im sure they will perform very well, only kev can explain more though what his thoughts are to try and cutdown this spacer width.
these other wheels im trying have previously been shipped in from the states and cost around £1200, and im preying that the clearances are better on them, but i wont know untill i remove them from the car there fitted too.
i feel the angle grinder maybe coming out soon and flared arches may be fitted if they dont fit over brakes:shock:
its also the disc width combined with caliper that i thinks causing the problem here.
they are excellent quality parts and im sure they will perform very well, only kev can explain more though what his thoughts are to try and cutdown this spacer width.
these other wheels im trying have previously been shipped in from the states and cost around £1200, and im preying that the clearances are better on them, but i wont know untill i remove them from the car there fitted too.
i feel the angle grinder maybe coming out soon and flared arches may be fitted if they dont fit over brakes:shock:
pulsar craig
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bit drastic tho and alot of work just to get some brakes to fit:doh:
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pulsarboby
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i would wait and see what the main man has planned, so i cant really answer that question!
based on what i know now, i never thought for a moment that there would be this problem with wheel clearances, but as you say ive already bought mine so il have to adapt to make them fit unless kev has another ace card to play.
with a little luck these other wheels will fit, and if he can reduce clearance so i only need a 5mm spacer then i may just have enough clearance without the need for rolling arches etc
based on what i know now, i never thought for a moment that there would be this problem with wheel clearances, but as you say ive already bought mine so il have to adapt to make them fit unless kev has another ace card to play.
with a little luck these other wheels will fit, and if he can reduce clearance so i only need a 5mm spacer then i may just have enough clearance without the need for rolling arches etc