Brakes causing clearance issues.

[niZmO_Man]

The Cadillac calipers will require adaptor "dog bones" and that will mean precise measuring/machining (i.e. engineering). You'll want the calipers to sit closer to the barrel, which means you can run bigger rotor as well.
Or you can buy wheels that'll clear the brakes to begin with. Yes spacers will work, but you're adding another potential failure point, and pushing your wheels even further out of the guards.

But hey, it's your car.

[V28VX37]

I'll post photos. As the car in the photo is a customers. I have to roll his gaurds to. Perfect timing.

Hold on, you own the workshop?

[MrStabby]

5 hours ago, MJTru said:

I'm getting these to work period.

You might be in for more self inflicted pain than necessary if you don't stay flexible. Keep a plan B of changing the rims rather than dogmatically sticking to using them, if, after all, new rims are a better solution. With stuff like this I put value on my time when weighing up the options, because there's plenty of other stuff i can do to improve the car and if I spend a bunch of time on one thing  those other things don't get done.

[MJTru]

Your all right. Some more than others. What brake manufactur offer big brake kits that are 365?? Biggest I can recall seeing is 355.
Here is a photo of the rims and tires.
Just one. Worst case I can take the tires and use them on another set of wheels.
I'm going to give it my best before I admit defeat. But I know these wheels are cheap and will shatter like glass if I hit something. I've had cheap wheels before.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Cheap shit wheels on a nice GTR, what a waste.

Those wheels would be mint on a shit box Honda though : 

[niZmO_Man]

That wheel design... doesn't look like there's much room behind the spokes. You'll have to get the measuring tape out.
365mm front brake kit is quite common.

If you're dead keen, which it looks like you are, you can swap the brakes with a custom kit with slim calipers, 330-350-ish mm rotors. By the time you're done, you couldn't bought proper wheels and tyres.

[MJTru]

To have them clear the last time I pulled out the measuring tape was about 13mm but the closest avaliable is 15mm. That means if I was to move the caliper outward as the spokes are very concave unit it reaches the point were I get 13mm. That would be the rotor size I'll need. This is providing the big brake kit caliper has the same dimensions as the stock ones. All of this I'll do on the weekend. I rather have big brakes and cheap wheels. I don't mind. Blah blah about nice gtr and cheap wheels I don't care. Shatter like glass and all that bs.
I have gtc' and emotions, and meister s1s. I'm not paying for that no more. If these glass shattering cheap wheels don't work I'll get another glass shattering wheel. If I work it out tho. Boy will it look the part.
That's just my 2 cents on the whole matter.

[MJTru]

The custom brake rotors and slim calipers is an option. I don't mind it. At the end I'll have both the wheels I like and big brakes which I never had.

[niZmO_Man]

As long as you don't hit something at highway speeds, shatter a wheel and go off into trees, you'll be fine.

Check out a 365mm D2 or ATTKD brake kit. Should be about $2k. Not sure where to get them over your part of the world. There are probably other brands available that's basically D2.

[MJTru]

Today I took the caliper off and moved it outwards. Then the wheels cleared with no spacer. It's very tight. And hard to say. I would give it 2mm spacer just to be sure. But it cleared. It was hard to hold the caliper just right as the brake lines was still on. I was looking at the alcon big brake it. I think that's the name. For 2100 pounds. Comes to about 2600 usd. At 365mm. But it would be nice to have one that has a flatter caliper just to be safe. From what I see this can work even without a spacer. In this photo it's running a 10mm spacer. In the rear it need none. Clears with no problem. I'm just after a perfect wheel base foot print. As I don't want the front sticking out. If I run let's say 5mm spacer up front I'll use that in the rear regardless. I feel just by lower the car naturally it will clear. Just have to roll the gaurds out like my r32. And shape the inner plastic gaurds.

[MJTru]

My r32 in the back stuck out more than this and I make that work.

[GH05T]

drop it down and pop a pick up.

[V28VX37]

$2600 brake kit to allow installation of $750 wheels o_O

You'd want pretty careful measurement of the Alcons to be 100% sure of fitment before ordering.

[UWISSH!]

Did u download the Alcon template for the specific brake kit to even check if they will clear the rims??

[MJTru]

Did u download the Alcon template for the specific brake kit to even check if they will clear the rims??

Don't you have a link of this template

[MJTru]

Well I checked using the template. I need 8.18 inch from the center hub outwards. I don't have that it comes close as I'm off by 1/4 inch. Well that was good to find out. I'll have to get the 355 set.
The template was a great idea.

Does anyone know of a brake the system that can be used for the standard oem brembo calipers using just bigger rotors, like 355.?????

[Trex]

On 3/1/2017 at 2:56 PM, MJTru said:

I'm getting these to work period.
Some guys over here put Cadillac cts calipers on 240sx. I rather that kind of problems. I have a set I bought some time back. And I can try them on this gtr. If it fits s14s then I should be able to fit them on this r33 gtr. There option I just have to work through them inner clears is plenty.

be careful with that companys 'kit' i remember them making this years ago, you have to grind and cut the caliper around the mounting point. It's dangerous and stupidity at its finest.. Not having a go at you. Just be careful.

[Trex]

@MJTru Bro, I wrote on the first page. Get some metal tabs, drill some mounting points, mark out 25mm drill some more mounting points. Now you have a caliper extension bracket/guide on exactly where the caliper will sit if you went with 350 rotors... This way will give you a definitive answer on whether the wheels fit. No need to hold the caliper and guess. 

Also read my post above. The 'kits' coming out of that company was down right dangerous.

 

Also I've read all your other threads, you know you stuff. This thread is just funny though... Get your shit together  

[MJTru]

[mention=37293]MJTru[/mention] Bro, I wrote on the first page. Get some metal tabs, drill some mounting points, mark out 25mm drill some more mounting points. Now you have a caliper extension bracket/guide on exactly where the caliper will sit if you went with 350 rotors... This way will give you a definitive answer on whether the wheels fit. No need to hold the caliper and guess. 
Also read my post above. The 'kits' coming out of that company was down right dangerous.
 
Also I've read all your other threads, you know you stuff. This thread is just funny though... Get your shit together [emoji14] 

Sorry I may have mist your post and will re-read it. Well I got it to work. From what I see this will clear no problems, i lower it. My 32 stuck out more than this once it was lower it worked it self out. See the photos. This now works with spacers with 1mm breathing room.

[GTSBoy]

1mm clearance is on the small side.  Expect something to rub somewhere.  Everything bends!