I got new wheels today and the offset is crazy (11) but i love the way they look so I wanna keep them (i already rolled the fenders to make them fit) but the mounting bracket of the brake calipers grind the wheels really bad and I was wondering what I should do about it. Should i just take a dremel and start grinding down the caliper mounting brackets? Spacers won't work b/c i just got it to fit in there by rolling the fenders and have no more horizontal room. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

anyone?

 

take a dremel and take some off the mount or the metal your rubbing on bit by bit. but not eneough to alter the structeral integrity of the mount

 

You can grind a bit off the caliper, or get some 5mm spacers.

 

I don't think that i have 5mm of clearance room after i rolled my fenders. Theres a pic right here

 

Nice rims, what are they?

EDIT:
Might wanna try the wheel/tire forum - I'm sure they have a lot of experience with this type of stuff.

 

Thanks man i think they look really aggressive and clean on the ej8 chassis but the calipers don't agree. i have a thread up in the wheel/tire section but no takers yet. *crosses fingers*

 

Why wouldn't you have room for spacers after rolling your fenders?

 

Because there's still not that much room..my car is just too slammed

so i guess ill just get out the dremel tomorrow and show my calipers a thing or two and grind them down a bit? or should i grind the inside of the wheels where the caliper bracket is hitting?

EDIT:here's a pic of a caliper bracket with the white being where mine is scraping (this isnt mine)



Modified by RyanH300 at 9:59 PM 7/22/2007


Modified by RyanH300 at 10:03 PM 7/22/2007

 

Thanks for everyones help, i haven't really come to a consensus as to what i am going to do yet so keep em comin!

 

grind it down repaint and call it a day unless u wanna go a diff. route

 

Yeah that sounds good