C55 AMG brake clearance measurement needed
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sk8 brd, 76 Latina, 01 big body Avant, mk4 DD, and 1 of 3,704
C55 AMG brake clearance measurement needed
Hello, I was curious if anybody knows what the clearance needs to be in order to clear the brakes? I have a potential buyer of my wheels but I want to make sure they would fit his car. The size of wheels as well as tires & offsets are good, I just don't know about the bigger calipers rubbing the back of the wheels.
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Hello, I was curious if anybody knows what the clearance needs to be in order to clear the brakes? I have a potential buyer of my wheels but I want to make sure they would fit his car. The size of wheels as well as tires & offsets are good, I just don't know about the bigger calipers rubbing the back of the wheels.
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If you're crafty, you could make a template using foam-board on edge from hub to and past the caliper. Then build a reverse template from the first template, and that becomes your hub/brake simulation.
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sk8 brd, 76 Latina, 01 big body Avant, mk4 DD, and 1 of 3,704
I understand what I need to measure, the thing is I don't have a car to do the measurement with. So if anybody happens to have this car & can measure from the mounting hub of the wheel to the back of the spokes of the wheel then I can measure my wheels to see if they will clear
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I understand what I need to measure, the thing is I don't have a car to do the measurement with. So if anybody happens to have this car & can measure from the mounting hub of the wheel to the back of the spokes of the wheel then I can measure my wheels to see if they will clear ![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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sk8 brd, 76 Latina, 01 big body Avant, mk4 DD, and 1 of 3,704
That would be great if someone in Chicago would be willing to help me out with a test fit! Anybody in the Chicago or NW Indiana area free this weekend?
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i had this problem all ready the off set should be 35mm or more 38mm should do it in the front and the wheel design has a lot to do with the fitment and being that you have the i forged? correct? the design looks like its comes out then back in on the spokes.