Classic

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Well I just picked up a set of draglites and was wondering what everyone was using for spacers - if any - for both the front and rear. The rears are 15x10 w/ 7.5 backspacing, the fronts are 15x5. I am probably going to switch out the fronts to 15x3.5 so what size spacer for both fronts if different? I know I'll have to take the grinder to the calipers - but I'd like to do as little grinding as possible.

Thanks

LS1LT1

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I know the 15x3.5s generally require a 5/16 spacer.

ROB'S SS

5/16 spacer in the rear as well. you can grind down the fronts to delete the spacer. you can in the rear as well, but it takes a hole buttload of grinding

Classic

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Thanks for the help. I'd like to avoid as much grinding as possible - but I know there is going to be some no matter what.

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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We had to use a 5/16 spacer on the front and the rear until Madman put on Strange front racing brakes. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Now I only run the 5/16 spacer in the rear. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Yes, we ground the S$$t out of them. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Good luck. <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

Coach

<small>[ April 09, 2003, 05:38 PM: Message edited by: Coach 02 M6 Z/28 ]</small>

Ron@Vengeance

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Yo Classic, where did ya get the Draglites at? Im buying a set within the next few days and I want to find the best deal possible. So far Jegs seems to be it... 174 for the rears and 115 for the fronts...

Tom the roofer

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I have both 3.5" and 5" draglites for the front. I had the 3.5" first and ran a 5/16" spacer. I later purchased the 5" for legal street use and to my amazement the 5/16" spacer was not enough. I had to grind the calipers quite abit to get them to fit even with the spacer.

Recently I ground the calipers even more to get the 3.5" to fit without the spacer. I then put the 5" rims on and I had to grind the calipers quite abit more to get them to fit without the spacer.

Pics of the front caliper grinding area's on on my web site.

Good luck,
Tom <img border="0" alt="[USA]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" />

Classic

iTrader: (3)

Thanks for the info guys. I will be picking up a nice new grinding wheel or two or ten and going at it this weekend. Should be fun.

BlackhawkSS

iTrader: (3)

i grinded down the rears to run NO spacer but use the 5/16" up front, i figured it wasnt as big a prob to run the front spacer..

ROB'S SS

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ClassicCollector:
<strong> Thanks for the info guys. I will be picking up a nice new grinding wheel or two or ten and going at it this weekend. Should be fun. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">i chewed up 4 grinding discs on each the front pair and rear pair(2 discs per calliper). i started with a 60 grit, then cleaned them up with an 80 grit.