Upon further inspection, it appears that my front caliper bracket is causing interference instead of the caliper itself as I previously thought, concerning wheel fitment. 13x8 w/ 5in. backspace. This is on an '89 Integra with stock front brakes. I didn't feel comfortable at all grinding the caliper down, but would it be FUBAR if I took a grinder to the bracket instead? I imagine I only need about 1/16in. or less material removed in one section of the bracket. The wheel bolts up fine without a spacer, however the interference keeps the wheel from rotating.

Thoughts?

 

1/16th isnt' much, but I would consider what area that needs to be ground down.

I would just make sure that the area is smooth and rounded after grinding it down.

 

grind the caliper there is ALOT of metal there, i have done it befor with no ill effects

 

Wouldn't grinding the bracket cause the caliper to align differently on the rotor? And then you'd have a different problem on hand...

 

So, is it rubbing on the near-ninety degree angle where the bracket wraps around the edge of the rotor (encasing the slide pin) or the cool curvy part that connects both sides on the outsidee of the rotor? I'd be a little worried about grinding the thin (cool and curvy) part, but not much.

Jeff, who really knows nothing about this at all, but hasn't heard the word FUBAR in a while.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chjkingme &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So, is it rubbing on the near-ninety degree angle where the bracket wraps around the edge of the rotor (encasing the slide pin) or the cool curvy part that connects both sides on the outsidee of the rotor? I'd be a little worried about grinding the thin (cool and curvy) part, but not much.

Jeff, who really knows nothing about this at all, but hasn't heard the word FUBAR in a while.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's interfering on the curved section of the bracket, that is concentric with the hub/rotor.

On the FUBAR note, I was watching Saving Private Ryan the night before I posted this, and it was in my head...

 

hey!!! that's the same problem I had on my 90 CRX Si..

my solution: i sold the car and got something with smaller brakes, my 86 civic si..


hahahaa.

 

1/16" is fine to grind away on the mounting bracket. However, if there's already contact with the wheel, then I would want more clearance. Many uprights have a significant (significant in this case) amount of flex (particularly in the wheel bearing) and it may be the case that you start grinding the wheel under hard cornering or something.

2 cents