May 30, 201412 yr comment_683464 30's, 35's and early 55's had the sumitomo callipers with the rib. Late 55's and 70's have the girlocks....which can also take vn rear pads. Report
May 30, 201412 yr comment_683465 Ah ok, so spending $25 on late 55/70 brakes would be the better option. (Y) Report
May 30, 201412 yr comment_683469 just an update for reference for anyone in the future looking to run -2 in the front, the wheels will not clear the calipers, you'll need a 5-10mm spacer to make it work. On another note, anyone got spacers for sale? that completely depends on wheel width and spoke design , they are not all the same Report
May 30, 201412 yr comment_683471 Once I had to grind the ribs on the callipers slightly to get the wheels back on when I fitted new pads to my old KE35. I just showed it the grinder really. Report
May 30, 201412 yr Author comment_683475 Really, they fit spencers car without spacers with pretty much the same calipers I'm pretty sure. Ebay for spacers, I got 8mm ones delivered for $25. got a link by any chance? Is the ke3* caliper/rotor offset further out compared to KE70? Should just put in KE70 struts, then you'd get clearance and better brakes. Probably only cost $50 or twice the price of spacers. Are they a complete bolt in unit for the ke70 struts? Report
May 30, 201412 yr Author comment_683476 Ah ok, so spending $25 on late 55/70 brakes would be the better option. (Y) OK so I just change the caliper? Awesome. Report
May 30, 201412 yr Author comment_683479 that completely depends on wheel width and spoke design , they are not all the same ok, well for these at least. Report
May 30, 201412 yr comment_683480 If you can get a pair of struts its a relatively straight forward bolt in job, you just need to swap over the strut tops. But may as well just swap brakes. Pic of the difference between the brakes. http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~bradw/callipers.html Report
May 30, 201412 yr comment_683482 OK so I just change the caliper? Awesome. Think you need the calipers, the matching discs and the caliper mounts. That's what I used anyway. Report
May 30, 201412 yr comment_683483 Think you need the calipers, the matching discs and the caliper mounts. That's what I used anyway. Will late KE55 ones not just bolt on? Spot the guy whos only played with KE70's ;) Report
May 30, 201412 yr Author comment_683484 well I'm working on a shoestring budget on this thing until my next paycheck, would I be able to file down the caliper lip in the meantime to the run the wheels until I find a girlock set, or will that be unsafe? Report
May 30, 201412 yr comment_683486 Will late KE55 ones not just bolt on? Spot the guy whos only played with KE70's ;) Thought ke55 discs were slightly different to the early ones. Always used everything as a matching set to prevent any issues. Anyway, it's only 4bolts holding the caliper mounts on. Report
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