if brembo bbk will clear, will supra bbk?
#1
if brembo bbk will clear, will supra bbk?
im about to purchase 20" wheels from a member ehre and was wondering
if he was able to clear brembo bbk on his car
would i be able to clear Supra tt calipers on the same wheel setup?
they are gsxotic's trafficstar stms.
thanks
if he was able to clear brembo bbk on his car
would i be able to clear Supra tt calipers on the same wheel setup?
they are gsxotic's trafficstar stms.
thanks
#6
but if it cleared rominl's AP racing...it has a good chance clearing TT as well
#7
Rominl, could you guess how much "fatter" the TT brakes are compared to the AP Racing? I tried the TT brakes on my car and my IForged are Hi-Disk and the just barely touched the TT's. I am now looking at a set of pre-owned AP 6 pot. Do you think they should clear? I only needed about .5 mm.
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#8
Rominl, could you guess how much "fatter" the TT brakes are compared to the AP Racing? I tried the TT brakes on my car and my IForged are Hi-Disk and the just barely touched the TT's. I am now looking at a set of pre-owned AP 6 pot. Do you think they should clear? I only needed about .5 mm.
i will take a look at my wheels today when i go to work and try to "imagine" more
#9
Rominl, could you guess how much "fatter" the TT brakes are compared to the AP Racing? I tried the TT brakes on my car and my IForged are Hi-Disk and the just barely touched the TT's. I am now looking at a set of pre-owned AP 6 pot. Do you think they should clear? I only needed about .5 mm.
#10
I know the .5mm was just a guess . All I know is that my wheels were just barely nicking the TT's. It was probably more like .1mm . I figured that with my wheels being that close, almost any other BBK would fit considering the TT's are about as fat as there is. Thanks for the info guys.
#12
this is what that confused me..supra TT brakes is on in 17'' factory wheels..why woun't its will clear 19''???maybe ppl on here are gaving out wrong infor.??i guess the only way to find out is just do it on your own and find out?
#13
There are 2 clearance issues: rotors and calipers. You are talking about rotor clearance. We are talking about caliper (thickness) clearance.
#14
for rotor (brake) clearance, supra tt setup is 12.7" rotors, and 17s will clear. in fact up to 13.5" will clear no problem. 14" rotors you need at least 18", and 15" rotors you need 19". haven't seen anything larger (or at least not common at all)
for caliper clearance it's all about the spoke design and how much it comes out to clear the brakes
#15
I guess it all depends on how you're looking at the issue of brake clearance.
There are two Brembo kits for the front of the GS and two for the front of the Supra. Although the kit numbers differ, the basic dimensions are the same.
In my experience, I've found that the big factor with wheel/caliper clearance is "X-factor," or the amount that the calipers 'overhang' the vehicle's hub (wheel mounting surface). Most of the time is you're going 18" or larger wheels there isn't much of an issue of the caliper hitting the barrel of the wheel... the calipers touch the back of the wheels' spokes. Did that make sense?
Anyway, I have a set of Supra TT caliper and rotors in my garage, and I have found that the "X-Factor" of the caliper is 37mm. All the Supra & Lexus Brembo kits have a 40.5mm "X-Factor;" in terms of building wheels, the Brembos technically are larger and present more challenges than the OE Supra brakes.
Normally, you'd like to have 3mm or more clearance between the wheels' spokes and the calipers, as a safety margin... due to the curved nature of the spokes on many wheels, it is difficult to predict exactly where and when clearance issues will occur.
Many manufacturers of big brake kits will have a template available which you can cut-out and apply to the back of the wheel to assure proper caliper clearance. As far as I'm concerned, StopTech does the best job in the industry with furnishing SPECIFIC information about caliper dimensions (I helped them format their template system).
No such template exists for the OE Supra calipers, so it is a trial-an-error affair (unfortunately). I'm putting the Supra calipers (with new rotors) on my '85 MR2 , but if I can find the box they're stored in, I'll measure them and create a template if that would be helpful...
There are two Brembo kits for the front of the GS and two for the front of the Supra. Although the kit numbers differ, the basic dimensions are the same.
In my experience, I've found that the big factor with wheel/caliper clearance is "X-factor," or the amount that the calipers 'overhang' the vehicle's hub (wheel mounting surface). Most of the time is you're going 18" or larger wheels there isn't much of an issue of the caliper hitting the barrel of the wheel... the calipers touch the back of the wheels' spokes. Did that make sense?
Anyway, I have a set of Supra TT caliper and rotors in my garage, and I have found that the "X-Factor" of the caliper is 37mm. All the Supra & Lexus Brembo kits have a 40.5mm "X-Factor;" in terms of building wheels, the Brembos technically are larger and present more challenges than the OE Supra brakes.
Normally, you'd like to have 3mm or more clearance between the wheels' spokes and the calipers, as a safety margin... due to the curved nature of the spokes on many wheels, it is difficult to predict exactly where and when clearance issues will occur.
Many manufacturers of big brake kits will have a template available which you can cut-out and apply to the back of the wheel to assure proper caliper clearance. As far as I'm concerned, StopTech does the best job in the industry with furnishing SPECIFIC information about caliper dimensions (I helped them format their template system).
No such template exists for the OE Supra calipers, so it is a trial-an-error affair (unfortunately). I'm putting the Supra calipers (with new rotors) on my '85 MR2 , but if I can find the box they're stored in, I'll measure them and create a template if that would be helpful...