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Nov 2, 2007 | 01:50 AM

maverick0011

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Pro Star question for camaro

Hey guys is there any grinding on the caliper required to fit a set of 15x10 pro stars on a camaro?

Nov 2, 2007 | 05:40 AM

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It may need very little grinding on the caliper

Nov 2, 2007 | 06:16 AM

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It may need very little grinding on the caliper

if you consider "very little" about half the material off your caliper than this statement is correct. i'm running 15x8's and thought the grinding would never end. if you do a search you can find a write up with pics

Nov 2, 2007 | 10:10 AM

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Lots of grinding...and outkast is right, do a search. It has a write up with pics.

Nov 2, 2007 | 03:24 PM

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grind baby grind

Nov 2, 2007 | 04:11 PM

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A spacer will lessen the grinding from a whole lot to just a lot. But it is still a lot of grinding.

Nov 2, 2007 | 06:53 PM

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it took me 4 hours to get the on with an angle grinder, just grind away!

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Nov 2, 2007 | 11:47 PM

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There has been a couple of proven cases on here where brake failure has occured, can't help but believe removing too much material weakened the structural stability of the caliper. However, the fronts are doing most of the braking. If you want to go to the trouble, LT1 calipers don't need near as much material removed to clear.

Nov 5, 2007 | 10:39 AM

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7/16" spacer and grinding of my calipers but I only run them at the track and not on the street.

Nov 6, 2007 | 11:18 AM

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-racing-tech/744837-grinding-calipers-101-a.html

Nov 6, 2007 | 05:12 PM

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It took me about 4 hours if that is a little to you....

Nov 6, 2007 | 09:10 PM

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I just did one of mine today and it took 2 hours..I had to grind them down alot

Nov 6, 2007 | 09:16 PM

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It took me forever to grind them down even with the spacer

Nov 7, 2007 | 09:14 AM

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I used a 5/16 spacer on the rear and didn't have to grind anything. You can also buy an aluminum bur for a die grinder and it will go a lot quicker. We had both of my fronts done in less than 2 hours

Nov 9, 2007 | 09:02 AM

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i just went the safe ugly route, and bought centerlines. no grinding here

Nov 9, 2007 | 09:34 AM

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3 hours, one ground finger and a 12 pack, fits like a glove.

Nov 10, 2007 | 08:44 AM

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i just went the safe ugly route, and bought centerlines. no grinding here

Interesting, what Centerlines did you use? We have a customer with an LS1 Camaro who wants to go with 15" rims without having to do any grinding. Thanks. Bob

Nov 10, 2007 | 09:22 AM

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I think there the convo pros

Nov 10, 2007 | 10:05 AM

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Interesting, what Centerlines did you use? We have a customer with an LS1 Camaro who wants to go with 15" rims without having to do any grinding. Thanks. Bob

centerline convo pros. 15x4 fronts with 26x7.5-15 MT sportsman fronts, and 15x8.5 rears with 255/60/15 MT drag radials, however i now have 325/5015s on the 15x8.5s