[s-cars] BIG Red Brakes and 16 inch Rims

[Steve Powers]

I am using the RS2 caliper brackets with 993 calipers and rotors. I
just installed the same Nokian tires on my 1995 OEM wheels. It's tight
but does clear.

Steve Powers


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:19:51 -0700, mlp <mlped at qwest.net> wrote:
> Dave -
> 
> It may depend on the mounting brackets.  I just put a new set of Nokian RSi
> tires on my Avant using a set of the 1993 model year OEM 16x8 wheels.  The
> Avant is fitted with the Porsche 993 323mm brake rotors with Big Red
> calipers.  There is, I will admit, less than almost nothing circumferential
> clearance.  The system on the car is NOT a BIRA product, so.... it back to a
> mounting bracket question.  Some one on the BIRA list ought to be able to
> clear this up.
> 
> mike
> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: s-car-list On Behalf Of Djdawson2 at aol.com
> >
> >In a message dated 11/29/2004 8:57:36 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> >cecilmorris at optonline.net writes:
> >
> >> One question before I click submit to buy the Bg brake kit
> >stage 2. It
> >> says
> >> my standard OEM 16's will work. Anybody running with the
> >16's and the big
> >> reds?
> >>
> >
> >Just make sure the kit uses the 314mm rotors.  If it uses the
> >323's, it won't
> >fit... from my experience trying both.
> >HTH,
> >Dave in CO
> 
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