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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: gaza2001 on 27 May 2013, 18:05
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hi, just bought new discs and pads for the front, everything went fine until i went to put the original bbs alloys back on and the the wheels fouled the calipers? so wont turn? the discs are 288mm x 25mm and pads being 20mm thick, i did think about putting a 5mm spacer on, but wanted to know first if i have done anything wrong?
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Surely they're the wrong pads then If the calipers have been pushed out too far for the wheel to clear?
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You possibly don't have genuine anni wheels but the mk4 version that look the same but is 1/2 " narrower and will foul the caliper without spacers and fresh pads,ive been there!
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screech that does make sense, the calipers went on fine over new discs and pads. what thickness spacers would you recommend?
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hi bud you will get away with a 5mm spacer,but I personally don't like spacers that arnt hubcentric as I tryed this and couldn't get my wheels to centre properly which made the car feel like it was surging at low speeds I wacked a set of 20mm hubcentrics on in the end but I do have rolled arches ,so in your case I would go for the smallest hubcentric you can get which is around 10mm I think :smiley:
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In reference to the wheels, mk3 Anniversary BBS RX2 alloys should be 7jx16 and the mk4 equivalent are 6.5jx16.
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Thai , theres rs771 and rs772 do you know which one is which? I sold my mk4 version on so don't have them to refer to.
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i cant see the size thai, just says bbs on front of rims, front tyres are 205x45x16 and backs are 215x45x16, if this helps?
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It sould say on the back either 6 1/2J or 7J
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thanks for your quick replies, will have a look for the size tomorrow.
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Just run a 5mm spacer, it will be fine
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Thai , theres rs771 and rs772 do you know which one is which? I sold my mk4 version on so don't have them to refer to.
RS771 are the Mk4 ones :smiley:
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Thai , theres rs771 and rs772 do you know which one is which? I sold my mk4 version on so don't have them to refer to.
RS771 are the Mk4 ones as per the ebay ad Mark :smiley:
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Thai , theres rs771 and rs772 do you know which one is which? I sold my mk4 version on so don't have them to refer to.
RS771 are the Mk4 ones as per the ebay ad Mark :smiley:
That would figure as I read boney off here had rs772 which are 7j,cheers james
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So only 2.5mm on each pad. That could well just be the difference in a genuine pad and a after market pad.
I know greenstuff pads are thick. So you might have mk3 wheels, just thicker pads than genuine pads.
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hi, just checked wheels they are mk4 ones 6 1/2 j rs771, so will have to go the spacers root :sad: