(Updated pics 9/9/16) 17/15 Weld rts LOW PAD!-Stock brakes- 01 Firehawk

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09-09-2016, 02:15 AM

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Bumping this. I just received my wheels. That part number DOES NOT FIT stock unmodified brakes. I'm going to assume that someone ground down badfbodyz rear calipers before he took ownership of the car. There is absolutely no way these wheels fit stock unmodified calipers in a low pad setup.

Minor grinding, problem solved.

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09-09-2016, 03:59 AM

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My brakes looked factory smooth at first glance in the rear, and mine had room to spare my pinky finger between the face of the caliper and the spoke, which is a decent amount of room. The rear part of the caliper is close to the hoop of the wheel, but has enough room to spare. So for low pad 15" REARS, they may need grinding as you've stated. Let me say this though, I would grind the factory brakes a little to put the lows on 10x again before I put a medium pad wheel on the car. I can't stand how the medium pad has virtually no lip. As for the 17x5 fronts in low pad, I know for d*** sure they fit without rubbing. Mine definitely haven't been grinded up front on mine, and still have plenty of room to spare. LOW PAD FTW.

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09-09-2016, 04:11 AM

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New pics after paint, Strano/Koni front & rear, etc

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09-09-2016, 08:23 AM

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Looks fantastic. Remind me again, you went the low pad route to get more "lip", correct?

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09-09-2016, 01:44 PM

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Yes Rise, gives more lip.

I just wanted to state that grinding is required for fitment. I'm not scared, lol

Just to be clear, you're not running any spacer on the rear?

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09-09-2016, 02:47 PM

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Yes Rise, gives more lip.

I just wanted to state that grinding is required for fitment. I'm not scared, lol

Just to be clear, you're not running any spacer on the rear?

No spacers.
And yes Rise, the low pad gives me more lip in the rear. For the fronts I got low pad for the bigger variety in backspacing.

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09-12-2016, 08:55 PM

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That looks so good!

You repainted the entire car? Whats the gauge on the cowl? I've wanted to do that but idk what gauge to put, kind of an old school look haha