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04-28-2008, 03:39 PM
#201
Well I don't have any RX7 rotors, and my RX7 calipers are not here, but I don't see how you got the caliper all the way down onto the rotor with the factory ears on it. They would hit the stock mounting ears on our hub. How did you get the caliper all the way onto the rotor is my question. Did you index it clockwise or cc wise so that they didn't interfere with one another? I fully understand what your saying about the RX7 rotors having a different offset, so don't get me wrong. I'm just curious if you had the calipers as far down onto the rotor as possible, as that moves the caliper further away from the perimeter of the wheel.
read what i typed above about why they cut the ears.
I would want to avoid running a spacer though. if this would require the use of a spacer, my fenders will need a pull, or the use of a widebody
my wheels are 15x8 with a +15 offset. They rub in heavy sliding, maybe i need stiffer springs
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04-28-2008, 04:08 PM
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Did you index it clockwise or cc wise so that they didn't interfere with one another? I fully understand what your saying about the RX7 rotors having a different offset, so don't get me wrong. I'm just curious if you had the calipers as far down onto the rotor as possible, as that moves the caliper further away from the perimeter of the wheel.
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04-28-2008, 04:41 PM
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Or the wheel. Or both.
I dunno, if you used the factory 10" rotors, that would put the caliper about a 1/2" closer to the hub (maybe). I'm not too farmiliar with your wheels Marc, but usually the spokes go out from the hub and curve inward. This is the problem obviously. I just wonder if maybe using a 10" rotor would help gain some clearance. It may. Hell, if we were desperate perhaps shaving a bit from the calipers and a bit from the spokes of the wheel would make it work. But that's not a simple approach obviously.
I dunno, if you used the factory 10" rotors, that would put the caliper about a 1/2" closer to the hub (maybe). I'm not too farmiliar with your wheels Marc, but usually the spokes go out from the hub and curve inward. This is the problem obviously. I just wonder if maybe using a 10" rotor would help gain some clearance. It may. Hell, if we were desperate perhaps shaving a bit from the calipers and a bit from the spokes of the wheel would make it work. But that's not a simple approach obviously.
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04-28-2008, 04:42 PM
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I'll keep looking.
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04-28-2008, 07:50 PM
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Went out and took some measurements. I've got a good bit of clearance around my stock caliper, but the rx7 calipers don't even come close. These things are huge. The corrado rotors have even less offset than the miata ones. I would definately need more that 1cm of offset to use the corrado rotors.
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04-28-2008, 08:12 PM
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I wonder how the RX7 caliper compares to the expensive miata wilwood calipers?
There has to be an OEM 4X100 rotor with a deeper offset.
Would you be able to mount the caliper further back?
Here's Wilwood's rotor spec page:
http://www.wilwood.com/Products/002-Rotors/index.asp
Chris
There has to be an OEM 4X100 rotor with a deeper offset.
Would you be able to mount the caliper further back?
Here's Wilwood's rotor spec page:
http://www.wilwood.com/Products/002-Rotors/index.asp
Chris
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04-28-2008, 09:00 PM
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few folks here in Hong Kong has been converted to the RX7 calipers for a while now, compared to my Wilwood. Just by expereince, the RX7 calipers are much more sensitive to your brake pressure, and could easily lock up the front wheels (NO ABS). Where as the Wilwood has an more even linear pressure. Not sure if it makes any sense, just an personally impression.
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04-29-2008, 03:44 AM
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You can get Wilwood calipers for $125 a piece, not that expensive. They were $99 a caliper at one time. Of course they have various tiers of caliper and they can get very expensive, but I believe most use the $125 caliper with the corrado rotor.
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04-29-2008, 03:50 AM
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The BBK set-up I have is Wilwood calipers with the 01+sport brake rotors.
Here's a picture of my BBK.
http://eunos.ca/catalog/product_info...roducts_id=408
Here's a picture of my BBK.
http://eunos.ca/catalog/product_info...roducts_id=408
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