Wheel fitment with UFO brakes

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Mon Aug 6 19:40:37 EDT 2001


As I understand it, the reason for the UFO brake rotor design was to get 
more rotor surface inside a 15-inch wheel.


At 12:26 AM 08/07/2001 +0200, Eyvind Spangen wrote:

>Will the 5k standard 15" ET45 alloys fit over UFO brakes? I'm about to
>buy a V8q, but the owner wants to keep the wheels (after-market 16")
>and all I have with tires installed is a set of 5k alloys.. I'm only
>gonna use them to drive the car onto a trailer.. Do they fit at all?
>(well, at least it's worth the question!)
>
>--
>Regards,
>ES




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