HELP! EMERGENCY! Wheels do not clear Stoptech BBK.....
05-01-2004, 07:37 PM
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I'm still wating for my stoptech kit...
It was susposed to ship on April 19th. Now they tell me it will ship on the 3rd. I'm going to Putnam Park on May 7th, I doubt I will have time to receive it and install it by then.
05-01-2004, 08:55 PM
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Temporary fix... yes. And OEM 17's clearing a BBK?!?! I wouldn't have even thought to try that.
Nasty A4 [ Lance] let me borrow his. Guess I'll be using them again ; ) and return mine once again to HRE for yet another offset change - Doh! This is so ridiculous, it's almost funny.
05-01-2004, 09:00 PM
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Exactly. I really thought there would be no problem...
going by Stoptech's info, HRE, other owners, and specs/measurements. Oh well, back they go to HRE, I'm not having spacers. The 5mm was barely enough too. Glad I didn't only get a 3mm spacer.
My tires also rub a little now too and that 5mm spacer takes away depth for the wheel hub to grab onto - not good. But no vibration at least and I was able to bed the brakes.
Size = 19x8.5 ET31 (At least I think it's ET31. HRE has gone back and fourth so much, I don't really know. But that is what I was told it would be). Thing is, this time, the center piece has to be changed, since the hub is not wide enough to push the wheels spokes away from the BBK. They'll have to change the position too (reduce lip width). So it looks like I need completely new wheels : ( Ugh.
My tires also rub a little now too and that 5mm spacer takes away depth for the wheel hub to grab onto - not good. But no vibration at least and I was able to bed the brakes.
Size = 19x8.5 ET31 (At least I think it's ET31. HRE has gone back and fourth so much, I don't really know. But that is what I was told it would be). Thing is, this time, the center piece has to be changed, since the hub is not wide enough to push the wheels spokes away from the BBK. They'll have to change the position too (reduce lip width). So it looks like I need completely new wheels : ( Ugh.
05-01-2004, 09:07 PM
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THANK YOU AGAIN ERIC!!
And to the others that offered to help. This forum was a big help. I would have been calling around, getting no where, and would have wasted time driving up to LA just to get a 3mm spacer that may have not worked. Instead, I wasted less time, got what I needed as a temporary fix, and was able to get my car rolling.
05-01-2004, 09:21 PM
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Thanks.
332mm. It's the caliper though. Not enough clearance with this wheels center piece. The hub needs to be slightly wider to push it away from the caliper 5mm+ and then also lose some lip width.