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jimbob-mcgrew
30-06-13, 06:10 PM
underneath luxe style wheels. there GM items, but 13" and 5.5 instead of the usual 14 x 5, any idea's ?

would it be 236x20 maximum ? or would 256x20 blag it under

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MK999
30-06-13, 06:11 PM
256 won't fit, they're tight/don't fit some 14's
Stuart
30-06-13, 06:16 PM
236x20 is your limit really
John
30-06-13, 06:56 PM
236x20 is your limit really

this, corsa sport brakes.
Novasport
30-06-13, 06:57 PM
Been looking for some myself? Getting a bit hard to find now for some reason.
mowgli
30-06-13, 07:26 PM
236x20 like the mk1 astra, mk2 cav are only fit for scrap these days

corsa b ATE. calipers are the way to go.
Stuart
30-06-13, 08:27 PM
236x20 like the mk1 astra, mk2 cav are only fit for scrap these days

corsa b ATE. calipers are the way to go.

Erm, not really scrap.... Corsa sport brakes are 236x20 very available
mowgli
30-06-13, 08:52 PM
sorry stu, i didn't put enough info in, the delco 236 vents are worse than 236 delco non vents, cos they have larger piston sizes & the brake feels terrible, if they aren't seized already.

the 236 ATE vents were also fitted to a lot of astra mk3 diesels too.
BRoadGhost
02-07-13, 09:10 PM
Why on earth people are still running such sizes is beyond me
John
02-07-13, 09:14 PM
Been looking for some myself? Getting a bit hard to find now for some reason.

lol i had some for sale for agggggges, think i binned them a couple of weeks back and sold the discs separately.
chrisd1986
02-07-13, 09:15 PM
Just buy an anchor and chuck i out lol
Novasport
02-07-13, 09:16 PM
Bugger
chrisd1986
02-07-13, 09:16 PM
256 won't fit, they're tight/don't fit some 14's

I had to run a 5mm spacer till the pads wore down on my sr steels
Novasport
02-07-13, 09:28 PM
Unless you go for 256x20mm Corsa GSi brakes.
John
02-07-13, 09:31 PM
256 diameter is too big for 13's. (thread op says 13's) 256x20 will go under sr alloys/steels but 14".
Novasport
02-07-13, 09:33 PM
Sorry, was replying to the comment about 14" steels
John
02-07-13, 09:34 PM
Sorry, was replying to the comment about 14" steels

ahh yes missed that post, (i-phail lol)
chrisd1986
02-07-13, 09:42 PM
Think mine are alot wider i just ordered calibra disks
John
02-07-13, 09:44 PM
Think mine are alot wider i just ordered calibra disks

yep calibra discs are 256x24mm, corsa gsi uses 256x20mm, and the smaller ate calipers.
Novasport
02-07-13, 10:53 PM
Yeah, Corsa GSi uses same caliper bodies as the 236x20mm brakes but with a different carrier to push them further out to 256mm.
jimbob-mcgrew
03-07-13, 12:58 PM
so the 5.5 width is good enough for a part-worn 24mm, but the 13 inch rim is limited to 236 disc.

in which case, its either corsa sport brakes, or fit bigger rims.

cheers guys :thumb:
John
03-07-13, 01:45 PM
so the 5.5 width is good enough for a part-worn 24mm, but the 13 inch rim is limited to 236 disc.

in which case, its either corsa sport brakes, or fit bigger rims.

cheers guys :thumb:

Regardless if the width of the 13's, you will have to run 236 (corsa sport) brakes. 24mm is the width of calibra 256 discs which won't fit under 13's. we got a little off 13" topic.
jimbob-mcgrew
03-07-13, 11:32 PM
what are the corsa sport brakes like ? im guessing they share the GTE and GSI disc and pads, but a better caliper ?

as ive got 256x20 on my car, taken from a tigra, and I think there crap in comparison to the ATE x24mm versions.

infact.. there not much different to the 236 setup I had on previously.

what does everyone think of the different setups ?