Caliper Grinding, to fit steelies under brakes?!

[Will]

Right heres the deal: Ive got 2.0 16v brakes, on 16s, the wheels are coming off in june and are gona be sent off to have a refurb and other stuff, anyway! I wana get 14 inch steelies or similar on, the rears not a prob, but can i grind some of the caliper to get them on the front, will this be ok or not recommended, does anyone know how much is needed to make them fit etc etc?

Cheers for advice in avance!

will

[cornish]

My 14" steels fitted straight over my 16V brakes :?

[Breeny]

It depends what 14" steelies Will....

Id just leave it on axle stands at your folks place if i was you...

[Ballsy]

can you not do 2 wheels at a time?? send the back ones away then put the steel ones on the back then when u get them back put the re-furbed ones on the front and send the others away

Ballsy

[Ben (lurk75)]

get some 15" steels!

if not just make sure you get some modern ones eg: corsa's etc, cheaper and easier to get some fucked wheels to sit it on eg: my softstars im selling!

[Will]

cornish wot steelies you got?

you sure u got 16v brakes??

[mikeoxford]

they probly are 14 inch steelies or whatever, but they wont be nova ones

trust me i been there done that and with new pads and sics the smallest wheel u can get on is 15"

u need to find a 14" of an astra or similar i think it is - these steelies fit.

failing that buy two wheel spacers for the front and bobs ur uncle.

think they are ?5 from our local motorfactors.

[rgv_stu]

i had my sr steels fit over my 256*24mm discs +ate calipers with new pads /disks

no scrapeing at all

the steels i had were the 14" grey ones with silver rim

[Dicko]

some 16v callipers as found on dohc corsas and astras are only 20mm thick discs and are designed to fit behind 14" steelies/alloys

[nova---chris]

Spacers.

[Ste_Nova]

my 24mmx256mm just fit under sri steels with worn disks and skimmed pads

[rgv_stu]

get some cav 2.0 steelies they should fit fine

[cornish]

My brakes and wheels were from a Cav.

[scott5]

i've got 16v brakes behind my steel wheels and theres no problem at all.
theres a pic on my feature but its a bit small, i'll try to get one of just the wheel.

[mikeoxford]

spacers are you best bet.....

[Ben (lurk75)]

you CAN get 13" wheels to go over 16v calipers!!!!

[mikeoxford]

you CAN get 13" wheels to go over 16v calipers!!!!

i wish i had took a picture!!! i couldnt get sr alloys or steels over 16v calipers for sh!t !!!!!!!!!

[Aragorn]

the caliper sits about 3mm away from the wheel with astra/cavvy steels in 14"

its NOT gonna fit under a 13" wheel