caliper clearence with 13's

[celyth]

hey all,

got a mk2 rocco gtx that ive been running for a while with 13x8 allycats on, the problem is i have to use a 6mm spacer on the front and have also ground a lot of the caliper off to get them to clear, ive decided thats its not safe enough with how much ive ground off so i wanna find out if theres smaller calipers i can fit that the allycats would then clear, preferably without spacers too as they stick out loads, ive tried them on a mk1 1.3 golf but they still catch on them too,

any info would be great

cheers
cel

[rubjonny]

is it the caliper or the carrier its hitting? the  later mk1 carriers have a big hoop of metasl which pokes out past the caliper and can cause clearance issues. if this is what you are having problems with, fit earlier MK1 1.5-1.8 carriers as they dont have that metal hoop
your old calipers will bolt right up to them so no need to undo flexi lines or anything

[celyth]

ahh yeah thats the one, bloody thing, ive got a Y reg 1.3 mk1 golf here but thats got the same carrier on it :S do you mean a mk1 golf or rocco?

[celyth]

is it one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-Golf-1-5-09-77-10-83-Front-Right-Caliper-/380250964131?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM#ht_1218wt_1137

[rubjonny]

no its the carriers you need to change, not the calipers.

these are the late carriers, note the hoop round the front:


heres a pic side by side showing the late and early carriers, note early ones on the right have no hoop and more wheel clearance:


The same caliper is used on both carriers

edit: you may be able to cut the front of the hoop off, but i wouldn't risk it just get some early carriers and bolt em on.

[celyth]

ok cool, cheers m8, not much left on mine as it is coz ive grined loads off :S dont wanna risk cutting them off tho, will see if anyone has any on here

thanks for the help, much appreciated