[V8] inspected

32VQUATTRO ALLANVEGA at COMCAST.NET
Thu Oct 1 20:54:31 PDT 2009


I fit hp2 with 323x30 under a 15" rim......proof below


http://www.justfourrings.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2077&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=50


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "urq" <urq at pacbell.net>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] inspected


> ... I'd argue that if you are trying to stick with 15" wheels you'll be 
> hard
> pressed to get better brakes than the UFOs ...
>
> Steve Buchholz
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> This is an SL500 caliper (4 piston) on, I believe the A8 rotor (he did 
> two,
> one with a MB rotor, one with an A8).  For the smaller diamater wheel one,
> he didn't exactly "machine" the UFO strut housing, he ground one of the 
> ears
> off the housing, and indeed did weld on the new bracket, so you can no
> longer have any other functional brake setup without massive work.  But
> who'd want to.
>
> I believe this one was to clear either most 16's or most 15's?  Kent said 
> he
> has 16's.
>
> Its a good setup if you have good resources.  If you cant machine or weld,
> I'd say forget it in most cases.  I'm pursing the replication of this 
> exact
> setup, hopefully for 15" wheels though.
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