gte wheels and brakes

[gtownboy81]

can anyone tell me if 256mm brakes will fit behind my 14 inch nova gte 3 spoke wheels please. :thumb:

[MARTIN KELSON]

When i ran 256mm brakes on my Corsa i had some 14" steelies on for a week whilst wheels were being powdercoated.
Will be very close, but you stand a good chance.

[Graeme]

Iirc they won't go mate, I fitted them and had to but sr steels on the front for a week also whilst I waited for my new speedlines, the spokes catch the caliper

[gtownboy81]

cheers mate, i know they fit astra gte wheels but just not sure about the nova wheels!

[ck]

they fit under the wider 5J sr/gte alloys,(should be gte as wider) but the wont fit under the skinnier 4j/4.5j alloys. hope this helps

[AlexW]

I have used the grinder on mine, i had to take a fair bit off but dont catch at all now.

[ck]

ohh yes the other flaw in the system is, if you have brand new pads then yes the caliper might skim the back of the spokes. shaving a couple MM's off the pads would solve this as this is preferable to wheel spacers.

[AlexW]

As ck said, I used brand new pads which is one reason i had to take a lot off.

[gtownboy81]

i dont fancy grindin the wheels, think i might just fit a set of astra gte rims! any for sale let me know people, cheers:)

[MC]

Dec is selling some mint white ones in the for sale section with Yoko's

[AlexW]

I didnt mean grind the wheels, grind the calipers.

[ck]

lol yeah dont touch the wheels, grind a bit off the front edge of the caliper. i have a set of astra gte wheels for sale lol

[gtownboy81]

lol i thought it sounded a bit drastik grinding the wheelslol lol think i might set about the caliper, sounds a bit more sensible

[Welsh Dan]

I had to grind down the calipers on my old 256x20mm brakes with new discs and pads, to fit behind 5J 3 spokes, not by much though.