Do 312mms fit under 15" wheels

vroomtshh

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• Aug 1, 2011

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Exactly as the title, do 312mm brakes fit under 15" steels?

 

bubbles1

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• Aug 1, 2011

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Almost certainly no. When i fitted 312mm disks i needed 17'' wheels to accomodate the calipers which go hand in hand with 312mm's

 

vroomtshh

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bubbles1 said:

Almost certainly no. When i fitted 312mm disks i needed 17'' wheels to accomodate the calipers which go hand in hand with 312mm's

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312s with ap calipers fit under some 16s. So I can't see plain calipers needing 17s

 

andypandypoos

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• Aug 1, 2011

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indeed, normal 312s fit under the standard Fabia vRS 16s but I remember them looking pretty tight

 

vroomtshh

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andypandypoos said:

indeed, normal 312s fit under the standard Fabia vRS 16s but I remember them looking pretty tight

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So it's probably gonna need 16s then.

Hmmm is it better to get 16s for winter or go to 288mm brakes and 15s. Decisions decisions

 

R1ch85

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• Aug 1, 2011

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312mm brakes under 16" wheels, I borrowed the pic from Philsip in another thread. I don't think 15's will take them!

 

bubbles1

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• Aug 1, 2011

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I have tarox b32 calipers which do need a bit extra space behind the wheel.

 

Phil_JJ

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• Aug 1, 2011

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All depends on the shape of the wheel..

A 15" steel might just be ok whereas a 16" alloy might not, all because of their design.

Can you not get hold of a steel to try?

 

bubbles1

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• Aug 2, 2011

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Phil_JJ said:

All depends on the shape of the wheel..

A 15" steel might just be ok whereas a 16" alloy might not, all because of their design.

Can you not get hold of a steel to try?

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I've always used round wheels on my cars lol (only joking) but i know what you mean.
My pro race 1.2's need spacers to fit over my calipers but my pro race 3's have better clearance and therefore don't need spacers.

 

Scott-o

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• Aug 2, 2011

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Pro race 1.2's are terrible for caliper clearance on the ibiza, i woulda needed a 15mm spacer to clear the ap's :|

Steels tend to have good diameter clearance and caliper width won't matter if your on about the tt calipers? Think it would be okay!

 

andypandypoos

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• Aug 2, 2011

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bubbles1 said:

I've always used round wheels on my cars lol (only joking) but i know what you mean.
My pro race 1.2's need spacers to fit over my calipers but my pro race 3's have better clearance and therefore don't need spacers.

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what width & offset are your pro race 3's?

 

bubbles1

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• Aug 2, 2011

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Not sure of off set but the width is a 7j.
I would prefer a 16'' wheel as the tyres are cheaper but not quite enough room with the tarox b32's

 

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knight85

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• Aug 3, 2011

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so will they fit?

I know they fit under 16 and 17's....been looking at some steelies too