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fast87t2 07-14-14 06:19 PM

crown vics rubbing with spacer?
 
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So I recently picked up a set of double lip crown vics. I knew I needed a 5 mm spacer. So i machined a set of hub centric spacers out of .1875 aluminum. And when i installed them the rims still rub just a little on the nub that sticks out of the 4-pot caliper. Now I know that 5 mm is actually .1968 but does that mean that everyone running vics with a 5 mm spacer only has .0093 of a gap between the caliper and the rim?

P_Lav 07-15-14 06:59 PM

Pretty much lol, they are pretty tight

Zenki FC3S 07-15-14 08:28 PM

you machined your own spacer? cool as fuck

Zenki FC3S 07-15-14 08:29 PM

maybe try stacking a pair to see if that clears then make a 6mm one or just buy some


i hate slip on spacers, have had bad luck.

fast87t2 07-16-14 11:50 AM

I just took the calipers off and machined the boss on them down .125 clearance is much more acceptable now with the wheel spacers

Zenki FC3S 07-17-14 12:57 PM

that was one suggestion i thought of. kind of alot of work tho but the best solution

philiptompkins 07-19-14 07:53 AM


Originally Posted by Zenki FC3S (Post 11770058)
that was one suggestion i thought of. kind of alot of work tho but the best solution

Yeah, I'd just take an angle grinder to the calipers.

Zenki FC3S 07-23-14 08:04 PM

exactly. grind that shit off so you dont have to remove the calipers

my brother just threw some rims on and he forgot the spacer, chewed up the back of rim, so he just grinded down the caliper

gnx-7 12-04-14 12:53 PM

Nice combo


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