Anybody Brembos???
10-09-2001, 06:23 PM
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Anybody Brembos???
I ordered Brembos for my CLS and was wondering if I should get new wheels to accomodate tem. Brembo told me that the 17's should be fine. They're on back order, so I got plenty of time to figure this out. 
10-09-2001, 06:41 PM
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Originally posted by SilverCLS:
<STRONG>I ordered Brembos for my CLS and was wondering if I should get new wheels to accomodate tem. Brembo told me that the 17's should be fine. They're on back order, so I got plenty of time to figure this out.</STRONG>
<STRONG>I ordered Brembos for my CLS and was wondering if I should get new wheels to accomodate tem. Brembo told me that the 17's should be fine. They're on back order, so I got plenty of time to figure this out.
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I agree with Soopa, I wouldn't chance it. Comptech says that if you go with the Brembos you should get some new rims. I don't know if mike still checksup here, but he'll probably be able to confirm.
10-09-2001, 07:31 PM
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Originally posted by bioyuki:
<STRONG>didn't astroboy have trouble fitting them on 18s?</STRONG>
<STRONG>didn't astroboy have trouble fitting them on 18s?</STRONG>
10-10-2001, 04:47 AM
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The problem with the Brembo's (in general) is with the width (and spoke offset) of a wheel. They fit perfectly on the SSR Competition 17x8" +48 offset wheels. (Ask Kevin M – has runs them with the SSRs). So, they DO NOT REQUIRE 18" wheels to fit!
The Brembos need a lot of room in the "width" department, and the stock wheels don't have enough spoke clearance.
As a note -- Tire Rack bragged about their ability to work with Brembo and a "wheel" shopper to insure that a given wheel would work with a particular Brembo. TireRack made this claim in an older issue of Sport Compact Car that I HAD (it was a 2001 issue). BTW -- I'm just repeating what I read, who knows if they actually have the data they claim to have...
The problem with the Brembo's (in general) is with the width (and spoke offset) of a wheel. They fit perfectly on the SSR Competition 17x8" +48 offset wheels. (Ask Kevin M – has runs them with the SSRs). So, they DO NOT REQUIRE 18" wheels to fit!
The Brembos need a lot of room in the "width" department, and the stock wheels don't have enough spoke clearance.
As a note -- Tire Rack bragged about their ability to work with Brembo and a "wheel" shopper to insure that a given wheel would work with a particular Brembo. TireRack made this claim in an older issue of Sport Compact Car that I HAD (it was a 2001 issue). BTW -- I'm just repeating what I read, who knows if they actually have the data they claim to have...
10-10-2001, 12:33 PM
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I think, that the stock wheels will fit over the circumference of the brembo's but it's the caliper width that presents a problem...
you could most likely get a set of 5mm spacers made by H&R and your stock wheels will fit over the brakes
you could most likely get a set of 5mm spacers made by H&R and your stock wheels will fit over the brakes
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10-10-2001, 09:13 PM
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SilverCL-S: well, tonight I decided to try and fit the stock wheels over the brembos so that once an for all we would have a definite answer...
the answer is no...the wheel doesn't have enough interior circumference to clear the caliper...
the answer is no...the wheel doesn't have enough interior circumference to clear the caliper...
10-10-2001, 11:04 PM
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Originally posted by Astroboy:
<STRONG>SilverCL-S: well, tonight I decided to try and fit the stock wheels over the brembos so that once an for all we would have a definite answer...
the answer is no...the wheel doesn't have enough interior circumference to clear the caliper...</STRONG>
<STRONG>SilverCL-S: well, tonight I decided to try and fit the stock wheels over the brembos so that once an for all we would have a definite answer...
the answer is no...the wheel doesn't have enough interior circumference to clear the caliper...
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Have you noticed how thick the casting is on the outside of those rims -- oink, oink
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