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

[Djdawson2 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/29/2004 9:29:21 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
mlped at qwest.net writes:

> 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.
> 

Interesting...  I use the RS2 brackets with the 993 calipers, and it was 
clearly a "no go" with my stock '93 wheels.  The BIRA system that I just worked 
with used the 314s, and cleared with those same wheels.
Dave