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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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i ordered the summit stars and was all worried about grinding the callipers and what not and i slid the wheels on and they fit w/ no griding at all!! i dont understand why everyone else is having this issue?? im still waiting on my tires so i will have pics up later but i was just puzzled about not grinding anything
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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They fit because your brake pads have less material on them than some others that have tried. Change your pads and break out the dremel/grinder
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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lol u know thats exactly what i said to my buddy lmfao!!!
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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Yeah, mine barely fit up front too. Out back I'm all good though thanks to the good ol LT1 rearend swap, have like 3/8" clearance there.
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by romansz28
i ordered the summit stars and was all worried about grinding the callipers and what not and i slid the wheels on and they fit w/ no griding at all!! i dont understand why everyone else is having this issue?? im still waiting on my tires so i will have pics up later but i was just puzzled about not grinding anything
Dang, everyone is getting those lately! Ha, I just put mine on and grinded a little bit. But seriously, only a LITTLE bit...but my brakes are almost new.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 02:50 AM
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They fit because your brake pads have less material on them than some others that have tried. Change your pads and break out the dremel/grinder
Couldn't you use a spacer instead????
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Couldn't you use a spacer instead????
Yes, a spacer would work, the grinding is a tiny amount..more like a light brazing.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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ya i got 5/16" spacers for the front just in case but im not gonna put them on until i get new brakes
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