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westy turbo - 28/11/09 at 03:39 PM

After months of having them in boxes,and not having my chassis yet,i gave them a try so i can see how they look...it leaves a gap as you can see,and i had to spacer the carrier with a thin washer,othewise the disc will slightly touch the caliper......disc is 247mm

hicost blade - 28/11/09 at 04:15 PM

I would adjust (with a file/thinner washers) the thickness of the washers until the top of the pads are flush with the top of the disk. What you need is maximum pad area on the disk, a gap between the hub and the calliper isn’t a problem. Also make sure they are the same each side.

I had the same kind of problem with my English rear axle Wilwood brake kit, Rally design quite rightly told me to adjust it myself with shims/washers/file.

Its part of the fun of building a kit car!! ;-)

blakep82 - 28/11/09 at 04:19 PM

^ was going to say, as long as all the pad is on the disc then its fine

jacko - 28/11/09 at 04:52 PM

Is it just me BUT if i was buying some thing the price Wilwood parts are
i WOULD expect them to fit what there made for not having to file / shim new parks

bimbleuk - 28/11/09 at 05:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Is it just me BUT if i was buying some thing the price Wilwood parts are
i WOULD expect them to fit what there made for not having to file / shim new parks


You would think so but they never do fit first time. Very common to use washers to space the calipers. I've had to do it and mines been on track a few times.

westy turbo - 28/11/09 at 06:43 PM

Thanks for answers gents ill compare them and see how much they will need to file

Ill double that

[Edited on 29/11/09 by westy turbo]

MikeRJ - 28/11/09 at 08:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Is it just me BUT if i was buying some thing the price Wilwood parts are
i WOULD expect them to fit what there made for not having to file / shim new parks


Wilwood calipers are extraordinarily cheap compared to most performance aftermarket parts...probably cheaper than most OEM calipers in fact.

Since they can't control every aspect of fitting with a home built car, it's inevitable that things will need fine adjustment.

RK - 29/11/09 at 01:59 PM

Just throwing this in, but my MX5 calipers fit perfectly to the MX5 uprights. The ONLY part of the build that has gone as I expected.

britishtrident - 29/11/09 at 02:46 PM

Non standard discs, non, standard hubs, non standard calipers ----- sometimes tolerances can just stack up the wrong way.

As long you get sufficient clearance ---- Don't worry be happy ---

westy turbo - 29/11/09 at 05:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Non standard discs, non, standard hubs, non standard calipers ----- sometimes tolerances can just stack up the wrong way.

As long you get sufficient clearance ----
Don't worry be happy ---


Ill double that