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Old Feb 8, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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how many of you have big breaks, or at least aftermarket brakes (ie brembo) with aftermarket calipers.....with your HX rims??

i had to grid the hell out of my EX calipers in order to get on the HX rims, and am assuming that you would have to do the same with aftermarket calipers as well. i personally wouldn't want to grind up my new ****, ya dig??

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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 09:55 AM
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i know someone out there has this setup!!! anyone???
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 09:56 AM
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I don`t think you could fit hx wheels over any true "big brake" kits.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 10:57 AM
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you can't fit stock 15" wheels over big brake setups... so i'm thinkin your chances are pretty low on hx wheels.

if weight is your convern then get light weight wheels yo. If you trying to keep you stock wheels then try to sneek type-r calipers under there. they're bigger than ex calipers so your in for another grind fest.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:00 AM
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Default Re: big brakes?? (NonovUrbizniz)

You can fit the fastbrakes 11" Wilwood kit under *most* 15`s. I have 13" rotors under a 15" rim.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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I would just go with Teg brakes...
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:14 AM
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you can't fit stock 15" wheels over big brake setups... so i'm thinkin your chances are pretty low on hx wheels.

if weight is your convern then get light weight wheels yo. If you trying to keep you stock wheels then try to sneek type-r calipers under there. they're bigger than ex calipers so your in for another grind fest.
bull crap....i ahve 2 sets of honda 15 alloy's....they both fit over my bigbrake kit with a 5 mm spacer
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:27 AM
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13" under 15".
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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13" under 15".
Nice. The rotors are so big it makes the rim look like a hub cap.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:32 AM
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13" under 15".
would you say that it was a worth while investment(big brake kit)???
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Hit the brakes hard enough and it feels like the car is going to endo
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