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Offline Mk2_tel

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312 brake set up
« on: 26 November 2012, 16:16 »
Would the standard 15inch wheel fit

Offline scarr89

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #1 on: 26 November 2012, 16:28 »
The standard wheel is 16" I think. I think it squeezes under 16s, not sure about 15s.  :undecided:

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #2 on: 26 November 2012, 16:31 »
fits under 16" steels,just! dont think it would fit 15's.
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Offline MC_PEA

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #3 on: 26 November 2012, 16:35 »
My 350mm porsche set up could fit under 16" with abit of shaving so I would think 312mm would fit under 15"

Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #4 on: 26 November 2012, 16:57 »
312mm brakes do not fit beneath 15" rims. You need 16" minimum and even then you may need to shave the calipers slightly depending on the type of rim and offset.

Offline rockmonkey69

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #5 on: 26 November 2012, 17:16 »
My 350mm porsche set up could fit under 16" with abit of shaving so I would think 312mm would fit under 15"

There must be a pubic hair's gap between the caliper and wheel  :shocked:
Your disks would be 13.8" and 16" wheels are less than 16" on the inner most of the band. Cutting it a bit close  :grin:

Offline MC_PEA

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #6 on: 26 November 2012, 20:20 »
My 350mm porsche set up could fit under 16" with abit of shaving so I would think 312mm would fit under 15"

There must be a pubic hair's gap between the caliper and wheel  :shocked:
Your disks would be 13.8" and 16" wheels are less than 16" on the inner most of the band. Cutting it a bit close  :grin:
I'm not running them but i did manage to get 16" on them but there was about a mil gap between the caliper and the rim

Offline houston

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #7 on: 26 November 2012, 20:25 »
My 350mm porsche set up could fit under 16" with abit of shaving so I would think 312mm would fit under 15"

There must be a pubic hair's gap between the caliper and wheel  :shocked:
Your disks would be 13.8" and 16" wheels are less than 16" on the inner most of the band. Cutting it a bit close  :grin:
I'm not running them but i did manage to get 16" on them but there was about a mil gap between the caliper and the rim

the porsche caliper will be a lot thinner on the lip of the disc than the big cast vw item

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #8 on: 26 November 2012, 23:56 »
312mm's need 16" or bigger even then some 16"'s are a tight fit.

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Re: 312 brake set up
« Reply #9 on: 27 November 2012, 20:07 »
Will 312's fit behind Montreal 2's ok ?
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