I put on my winter wheels (crx si) wheels and the car won't move.


I think the problem is that when I got my swap, 1st gen b16, it came with new brake rotors and calipers. What I think is happening is the calipers are hitting the wheel thus, I can't move an inch. Normally, I use my GSR wheels, but the crx wheels are too small

Anyone else have this kind of problem?

 

does it rev??might be that the axles arent in but i dont relly understand the prob

 

your axles could be too long

 

The car has been fine, the swap was done over 5K miles ago.

I normally drive with my GSR wheels, which are 15" with no problems. I put on the crx wheels (14") and now the car won't move.

The swap came with bigger (SiR) rotors and calipers and I think the crx wheels are too small to fit over the calipers.


It's not the axles etc, again the swap was done over 5K miles ago with no problems.

I am forced to put the GSR wheels back on, I only took them off because my yoko's are bald.


Modified by hybrid honda at 6:31 PM 12/24/2003

 

Ahhhh no wonder, you got the SiR front brakes....

 

What size are SiR front brakes?

 

wouldn't they be about the same size as the civic ex's which the smallest wheel that you can use with those are 15 inch wheels.

 

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The SiR front rotors are 10.2", I believe. It definitely is the caliper that the wheel is rubbing against.

I went out after it stopped raining and the caliper is pushed up against the wheel so close that the wheel won't spin at all.

 

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Anyone else have this kind of problem? </TD></TR></TABLE>
did u released the E-brake?????

 

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did u released the E-brake????? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh my god, why didn't I think if that. This whole time I couldn't move my car and it was the e brake.


Seriously though, of course it wasn't the ebrake dude, I am not a phuggin retart.


The brake calipers are too big, they are pushed right up against the wheel.

 

Its your SiR brakes. they only fit under certain wheels. They are just like 90-91 EX brakes (10") Stock brakes that fit under crx wheels are 9". Put 15's back on or your not going anywhere. And I dont think spacers will help because its the top part of the caliper that is hitting your wheel.