RobSheffield Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Ok, from your engineering perspective, tell me why its going to work perfectly and not leave you embedded in an embankment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I know nothing about being hit in the head with a baseball bat, but I'm pretty sure it's not going to be enjoyable. When I'm using my brakes to the full I wouldn't want anything less than what Toyota supply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Totally laughable that rather than replace wheels that dont fit you would prefer to cut bits off things like brakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 How can anyone give an opinion on this who does not look at it from an engineering perspective? I have no experience with... lets say Yokohama tyres. So how could i give an opinion on them when asked knowing nothing about it. common sense usualy prevails, :blink:shave away mate why ask on a car forum about damaging the most important part of the cars safety feature then, and then expect an engineers report maybe cut one in half and let your common sense tell you how much you can shave off;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT Inter Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Fuck sake. Just wanted to see if anyone had done it with UK calipers before, obviously not. Its a piece of piss on 3000gt calipers. Ill get them measured up and see if its safe or even do able for that matter. If not 10mm spacer and extended bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Cut a scrap one open with a band saw, and measure the casting thickness. Decide what you feel is a safe minimum wall thickness, allow for casting shift and pray. I was going to take an experts word on removing a knobble from a Skyline head port, but decided just having at a brand new head casting on this guys say so was a bit daft, seeing i had a scrap head and a band saw. Glad I checked, the knobbles were to give wall thickness over a water passage... Personally buying rims that fit would seem the best option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 The fact that googling shaving/skimming brake calipers returns virtually no results, and the 1 forum I found was for a Dodge Truck which resulted in many of the same comments on this thread my hunch would to be to leave well alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT Inter Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Good idea Chris. Anyone got a scrap calliper kicking about then? lol Ill post up in the wanted section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 A millimetre or two is one thing, 4mm is a LOT, I doubt the casting would tolerate that, depends just WHERE on the casting it needs to come off. Can't you relieve the wheels a bit, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT Inter Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Aye probably could. Just depends on where the fluid wells sit. Im not going to do anything unsafe at all so please dont anyone think i will. Im not daft lol. Anyone got a caliper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 If you do find a scrap caliper I'd love to have a piston out of it to make some custom ones if you don't mind. It won't bedamaged and I can return it. Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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