Jump to content
SAU Community

Mag hitting brake caliper - how can i stop this?

Eek Skywalker

By Eek Skywalker,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

Eek Skywalker Contributor

Eek Skywalker

Posted
Posted

Hello all,

my mag wheel on the left hand front side is touching the brake caliper? How can i move the caliper away from the mag? I think this is one reason why i'm getting bad vibration. I've had one suggestion to grind the mag a little on the inside, but i'm a little reluctant to do this. If I have to do this, anyone know where i can get it done?

Cheers,

Luke

p.s. the right front mag has a couple of mm's tween it and the caliper? Anyone else found this or know why the left is different to the right?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
red17 Experienced

red17

Posted
Posted

They shouldnt be different, however dont grind the mag wheel back to solve the problem, shave a few mm off the caliper. Just taking the nissan lettering off will give you 2mm.

Before you attempt this get your car checked out by a professional in the suspension/wheels field, someone who can determine why its occuring. Both sides should be the same. One side doesnt have a wheel spacer on or something? Maybe someones forgot to put it back on when changing a wheel?

Red17

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Demon Dave Mentor

Demon Dave

Posted
Posted

Don't shave the mag - not only will you un-balance the wheel but you could also reduce it's stuctural rigidity and that could be disasterous...:)

Either: Shave the NISSAN writing off the caliper

Or (depending on the legality of it) Use a thin wheels spacer...

Or you could get another set of wheels!:D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Darrel
      Theoretical Power Numbers

      By Darrel · Posted

      @Murray_Calavera yeah, I guessed as much, cooler temps, more boost, less knock, more timing, hello power. Unfortunately not quite within reach ATM, could upgrade my whole fuel system to support but still wouldn't have E85 to run it 😂  Anyway, I changed cams again, 260/260 poncam B and everything else the same except an EBC upgrade. Now I must say I was quite disappointed with the result as it was like running stock cams (didn't try to dial them in as they're supposed to be optimum already) but after awhile I suspected my new EBC was underperforming not to mention difficult to use. I recently swapped back my old EBC and it drives much better now, boost comes on sooner, more stable, no spikes etc, feels all quicker and faster than with stock cams. Planning to fiddle with the cam gears and see what happens but maybe skip the Dyno as I intend to revert to the HKS cams cos they really made the car come alive; low and mid end was unbelievable and it just wanted to rev to the moon, finally knew what people were raving about, RB26 really loves revs. Anyway, Dyno 03 is quite disappointing, in Dyno 02 although peak power was less and trailed off at the top, the low and mid end improvement more than made up for it.
    • Murray_Calavera
      Theoretical Power Numbers

      By Murray_Calavera · Posted

      @Darrel It's so tempting to say e85 is borderline magic. It cools the intake charge, so if you're flirting with the edge of the turbos compressor map it helps dramatically cool down the hot air the turbos are pumping. It is very resistant to detonation so you can crank the timing, I don't really want to say you won't be knock limited anymore.... but you probably wont be knock limited anymore lol. I wouldn't be surprised if you made 20% more power swapping to e85 (provided you have the fuel system to support them, bigger injectors maybe bigger pump etc). 
    • Darrel
      Theoretical Power Numbers

      By Darrel · Posted

      @Murray_Calavera nah, not available yet, they're gearing up for it but won't be available for a few years. So you reckon fuel is the main issue? When this bottom did over 600rwhp it was running big single, twin Z32 MAFs and believe it or not, e manage blue, an old school piggyback 😅 not really a fair comparison but I guess it shows how a big single differs to smallish twins.   
    • Murray_Calavera
      Theoretical Power Numbers

      By Murray_Calavera · Posted

      @Darrel Can you get pump e85 where you are? If you want to max out those turbos, e85 + bigger modern injectors will be the easiest way to get you there. 
    • Darrel
      Theoretical Power Numbers

      By Darrel · Posted

      Hi @Butters , thanks for your reply. Pump 97 BTW but yeah, I get that old tech is what it is and can't compare to modern stuff but I still believe 500 is achievable, even with these smallish twins. Their effective limit is around what, 24 psi? Intend to go single one day but then again, I'm not chasing big power and might not be worth the investment. Just wondering what if any factors are limiting my setup after a few changes. Let's call this Dyno 02. This is after R35 MAFs, 720cc injectors, DW300 FP, HKS step 2 264/264 cams.
×
×
  • Create New...