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Originally Posted by Derek98z
Can't wait to see pics. But that is odd that they are rubbing. They didn't rub on my car or the original TA they came off of??
no big deal. Nothing a heavy hammer can't fix.
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Originally Posted by Derek98z
A buddy of mine had a thought. Is your car lowered? If so, your rear end might not be centered.
Originally Posted by lees02WS6
Some one had to give that answer of course. I mean a rubber mallet or a metal one (like a small sledge)
Like a few have said a sledge hammer works well. Thread Starter
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Originally Posted by Shane
Nice wheel choice. Need pics... (I went with +50mm offset though.)
Need pics... (I went with +50mm offset though.)Hey Shane, I noticed over on ls1.com you said you had a hard time getting them to clear you LG C5 brake upgrade. What happened there?
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Originally Posted by lees02WS6
Hey Shane, I noticed over on ls1.com you said you had a hard time getting them to clear you LG C5 brake upgrade. What happened there?
Once that was done, they still didn't fit because the front of the caliper hit the back of the spokes...
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Originally Posted by lees02WS6
Hopefully I don't run in to the same issue, but something tells me I will. I have the same brake kit, with the exception that I used the Z06 calipers.
*If* you don't, please let me know so I can switch over to the c5 calipers...
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Good news and slightly bad news. Good news the caliper ribs clear the inside of the wheel. Bad news is the front doesn't clear the very edge of the spokes, the silver lining here is that the clearence issue is less than a few mm's. I might be able sand it down and succesfully clear the back of the spokes without a spacer.
My question is how much material can I remove? This is the actual face of the caliper, it had has to be unifrom accross the face. How much clearence should i have between the caliper and that point in the wheel?
My question is how much material can I remove? This is the actual face of the caliper, it had has to be unifrom accross the face. How much clearence should i have between the caliper and that point in the wheel?
I removed so much material off of one of my calipers that I could see the brake pad. Has held up fine for many many miles. I don't suggest you do this as I did it on accident but you should be okay to remove enough where it doesn't rub.