not sure if 16mm will make that much diff as far as rear/front though i hear that increasing the track on the front while leaving the rear slightly smaller can increase handing. Course, that might only be on the subarus an BMW's that advertise it. Might be interesting to try it with the spacers only in the front first. See how it drives.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Denis Goldman" <[email protected]> To: "16v List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 6:03 AM Subject: [a2-16v-list] Spacers: 11" brakes not clearing wheels - thoughts? > Got a set of 11" zimmerman rotors and some fresh mintex pads for my > gti yesterday, and ran into some issues installing them. > > I am running the 15" one-piece Jetta GLI BBS wheels, which are > supposed to barely clear the 11" brakes if 10.1" pads are used. But, > I found out the hard way that they don't (I have always run either a > used pad or a used rotor in the past, so I never really had a chance > to test the theory). > > So short of grinding away calipers (I actually have an extra set that > I could probably experiment on), I am considering purchasing a set of > wheel spacers. I assume 8mm will be sufficient. Of course, we all > know what happens when you assume. > > My question is...would it be best to install 8mm spacers on the back > as well? If I am increasing the track in the front my 8mm (or 16mm in > total), would it best to also install them on the back? I am not sure > it will make that much difference, but figured I'd ask the list in > advance. > > Thanks for any feedback. > > Denis G. > 87 GTI 16v > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
