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09-20-2008, 03:21 PM | #1 |
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(Thread Starter) | Not Ranked : 0 score 15" slicks on your MS3? Would you like... to see this happen? We have swapped the SRT4C brakes over from the regular caliber and it was difficult but its now an easy swap to make (just 6 bolts to take off and 6 more to install). Would you like an option like this for your MS3. We would be swapping in the non speed brakes and it would be for "drag use only". This would allow for 15" rims and slicks to be ran on the car with the use of spacers and what not. Let me know if this intrests you, thanks. |
09-20-2008, 03:29 PM | #2 |
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| Not Ranked : 0 score would the track be an EXCELLENT place for good brakes? lol i dunno i seem to like stopping from 120 pretty quick.......
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(Thread Starter) | Not Ranked : 0 score Yes it would but its not repeated stops like on a road course and most tracks have enough room that you could stop your car with out braking (just coast to a stop). 10 second cars that weigh more then our car run smaller brakes to fit big wheels under them, I don't seen an issue with this but I would be doing full testing before releasing any info or selling the parts to the open public. These would be for "RACING ONLY". Using them on the street would be foolish. |
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| My only concern is to have some traction bars aid with the assistance with the slicks. 15" provide some serious grip and it would be a shame to see the axles or mount snap because of it. Any solution to this that you could devise would be a big seller.
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I will take a look at getting the plate bolted up to the cross beam for the traction bars then up to the front of the motor but I am not comfortable with this. I really don't want to yank a huge chunk out of the front of the motor. What I would do for a cast iron block right about now. | |
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| Not Ranked : 0 score 15" rims have already been fitted with spacers. If smaller brakes are being swapped on, I'd hope they would fit without spacers.
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| Not Ranked : 0 score yea driver already ran 15s, and i tested tracklites that fit...after u grind the caliper one cunt hair |
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(Thread Starter) | Not Ranked : 0 score I know this and that is why I want to get smaller brakes on the car. The huge spacers needed to run the smaller wheels is dangerous if you ask me. |
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(Thread Starter) | Not Ranked : 0 score Really? Have you made a How To on this? If you wouldn't mind sharing because I have the tires sitting here waiting for the smaller brakes to work but if they have rims out there that work.... I am game to get something like this on my car. |
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| Not Ranked : 0 score 15 inch tracklite fit. They were on my car and bolted up, they even rotated but rubbed on the caliper. Shave the caliper and its no problem |
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(Thread Starter) | Not Ranked : 0 score Only 15 x 7's? Damn it I have 9" slicks sitting here that I need to get figured out and fitted on the car. Do they have 8's by any chance? I will be looking around for them as well but any help I would appreciate, thanks. |
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| Not Ranked : 0 score John you would have to go with a custom wheel that is a 15x8.5 with a +40mm or above offset in a 5x114.3 lug pattern.. to run without Spacers. |
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| Not Ranked : 0 score we need a 13" wheel to run a wider range of slicks IMO this car makes no where near the power for 26"s and thats the easiest size to get for 15'' wheels. I woul dlike to see a 13'' wheel fit on this car running a 24.5 or a 25 inch slick by 8.5 or 9 to be exact. |
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