Anyone converted over to C5 front brake steup?
03-20-2006, 07:15 PM
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Re: Anyone converted over to C5 front brake steup?
I know I saw on one of the sites that had a list of some 17s that won't fit on this setup. I remember it saying that the firehawk and the Borbet Type Ts won't fit on them.
03-21-2006, 01:36 AM
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Re: Anyone converted over to C5 front brake steup?
Originally Posted by RE AND CHERYL
Sorry
I Couldn't be for sure but There is so much clearance around my brakes I couldn't imagine C5 brakes not fitting 17" wheels.
I Couldn't be for sure but There is so much clearance around my brakes I couldn't imagine C5 brakes not fitting 17" wheels.
If you run C5 calipers (the correct calipers) on C5 rotors then the clearance is not that much at all with 17x9.5 ZR1 wheels. My C5 brakes clear my SS wheels by maybe half an inch, and miss the stick-on balance weights by less than 1/4 inch.
03-21-2006, 05:15 AM
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Re: Anyone converted over to C5 front brake steup?
Originally Posted by 5.0THIS
If you run C5 calipers (the correct calipers) on C5 rotors then the clearance is not that much at all with 17x9.5 ZR1 wheels. My C5 brakes clear my SS wheels by maybe half an inch, and miss the stick-on balance weights by less than 1/4 inch.
If the C5 set-up is the same as the Baer 13" kit, just get one of bears templates that go inside the rim to show how much room would be necessary to clear the brakes. I think you can even download them from their site.
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03-21-2006, 06:08 AM
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Re: Anyone converted over to C5 front brake steup?
Originally Posted by RE AND CHERYL
Yup, that's about right for clearance. I used to run LS1 brakes on a 69 Camaro with 16" Tourque Thrust II. They didn't hit, but there was barely a 1/16 of clearance in several places. Compared to that, there seem to be a lot of clearance.
If the C5 set-up is the same as the Baer 13" kit, just get one of bears templates that go inside the rim to show how much room would be necessary to clear the brakes. I think you can even download them from their site.
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If the C5 set-up is the same as the Baer 13" kit, just get one of bears templates that go inside the rim to show how much room would be necessary to clear the brakes. I think you can even download them from their site.
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