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11-10-2011 #1
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Baer front disc brakes
what do I need to no when buying the caliper. is the back spacing on the wheel importent, ETC ETC and what is the biggest disc I can put on the front.. THANKS
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Call Bear and ask. Nothing better than getting the info directly from the horse's mouth.
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11-14-2011 #3
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Just remember that bigger is not always better, unless you are exceeding the thermal capacity of your brakes all you will be doing is adding more rotational inertia and unsprung weight. This will just make your car slower.
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What diameter wheel will you use? Do you want 6 piston Calipers or 2 piston?
A call to Baer should sort all this out.
DavidDavid Pozzi http://www.pozziracing.com67 Camaro RS that will be faster than anything Mary owns.
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On a 17" wheel , you can usually fit a 13" rotor .
On an 18" wheel ,a 14" rotor .
But it also depends on the shape of the wheel spoke .
Rotors and calipers must clear the wheel spokes , so there are various combinations .Jeff Tate
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11-15-2011 #6
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Published wheel dimesions are all but irrelevant when it comes to brake fitment. Diameter, width and backspacing/offset do not tell you how much room you have from the wheel mounting pad to the back of the spokes...or whether the spokes sweep inward at the caliper...or any of the important information required when matching brakes to wheels. For this reason, most performance brake companies offer wheel fitment templates for their kits so that you can verify fitment yourself with a computer, printer and a little bit of effort on your part.
Rather than asking what the biggest rotor is that you can fit inside your wheel, as that will vary depending on the caliper design and rotor offset, maybe you should approach it a different way, such as determining what type of driving you do and what you need first, then what you aesthetically want, then what you can afford. There's bound to be a solution that best satisfies all of your needs, not just some of them.
Nice car by the way,
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Im curious if you ended up calling Baer? I had the same questions this time last year... My car is a 66 Nova with a M2 front suspension and I wanted 4 wheel disc. After talking to Baer they really suggested their new Serious Street Plus 4 setup, it only had 11" disc!!! I run 15" Cragar SS wheels and was willing to upgrade to larger dia wheels for a big disc setup.
My Nova stops on a dime with the smaller setup and I got to keep my Cragars!
Anyway... they spent a lot of time with me on what I expected with my brakes and made a nice suggestion.
Tom
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