Leo is right. The brake manufacturer told me 14's would not work. I stuck them on just because I had them and they fit, but when I bought the one for a spare it had more BS and hit. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo John Costigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Wheels for disc brakes
> For what it worth, you need to check the shape of the inner wheel for the > inside bead to the mounting flange. > > If it is flat, then the wheel should work. > > If the wheel steps down towards the center axis then you are going to have a > problem with the caliper not clearing. > > Back spacing is not the large problem in clearing the caliper. The step > down will always contact the caliper no mater how much back spacing there > is. > > 14" wheels are the big problem with caliper contact in the inner wheel area. > 15" and larger wheels will clear the caliper. > > Leo > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/05 > >
