Couple of questions

[TomMan]

Hi all, fairly new to Novas so might be posting here a few more times!

No.1 Will calibra 2.0 16v brakes fit under my 14 inch sr alloys?

No.2 Whats tyres would you recommend too? Ones on at the moment have seen better days so thought I'd replace. Don't really want to spend more than ?50 a corner either.

Thanks for any help.

[Lee]

1. Only by grinding either the wheel or the calliper. Not a good idea IMO

2. Not a bad budget. Pirellis are always a good option, as are hankooks. Try to stay away from remoulds or budget tyres.

[TomMan]

Cheers man.

Will discs and pads make much of a difference then?
Do the tyres have to be the same size as the ones on the mo? obviously diameter and width will be but can I stick some lower profile ones on?

[Driver]

you can shove lowrr profiles on yes

brakes make a massive diferance even more so if you upgrade brake master cylinder to the of the calibra or astra etc

personally i wouldnt grind the 2.0 to get them on, nor the wheels get some differant wheels

[Mike]

tyres? Falken ZE512's, there flagship budget tyre at ?32 for 15", theyll be cheaper for smaller sizes, id go with them

[TomMan]

Thanks, how hard is it to change the brake master cylinder?
Anyone know a good tire mail order btw?

[Mike]

demon tweeks mail order tyres, mytyres.co.uk aswell

[TomMan]

Cheers, dont think the tyres will fit tho.
Smallest the falkens come in is 175/60/14 I need 165 width.

[mowgli]

175/60r14 will fit on a 5jr14 rim, so will a 185

[valverguy]

pirelli p5000 drago's can get them for 50 notes a corner fitted and they're excellent run them on my 440 glt. Loads of grip and wear well.,

[craig green]

175/60 is the tyre size on a GSi with 3 spoke rim.

I'd put on 185/55 if you can afford them.

Otherwise find a set of 15" Vauxhall wheels off a Cav or similar & then fit 2.0 brakes & solve all troubles in one.

[TomMan]

2.0 16v brakes defo won't fit then cause i'm being told by others that they'll be fine?!

sorry for all the questions and thanks again.