|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 661
Member
|
OP
Member
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 661 |
To those who've converted to Baers... I plan to go to the 12 or 13 inch Baer rotor/front brake upgrade kit. Can anyone provide me with the correct/new offset req'd for front rims to fit with the Baer kit? IIRC our cars came stock with 38mm offset. Thanks.
Technical Director/Co-Owner Performance Fords-check out our new throttle body service
95 SE with lots of custom 1 off mods. All design, fabrication and installation by owner.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 3,331
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 3,331 |
Originally posted by Bradness:
To those who've converted to Baers... I plan to go to the 12 or 13 inch Baer rotor/front brake upgrade kit. Can anyone provide me with the correct/new offset req'd for front rims to fit with the Baer kit? IIRC our cars came stock with 38mm offset. Thanks. Stock whell was 50mm according to tire rack. Anyway I suggest you stay with a 40mm rim. I had to be hard headed and get a rim with a 45+mm offset now I am using a 7mm spacer and I had to shave the Baer down so that the spokes on my rim would fit. I suggest you save the headache and dont go out of that offset. -Antonio
99' SVT
86' Toyota Pickup Beater - Tha Daily Driver
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 2,794
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 2,794 |
Antonio.....will you brakes fit under a 17" rim?
Just call me Judge.
People suck.
Life begins at 170mph...until that point it is just boring.....
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 661
Member
|
|
OP
Member
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 661 |
Hey Antonio, I should've just asked you at SZ! So if I understand correctly you have 40mm rims and a spacer too? If so, how thick is the spacer? My understanding is that the correct/stock offset is 38mm...hmmm. IIRC Baer provides templates on their website.
Technical Director/Co-Owner Performance Fords-check out our new throttle body service
95 SE with lots of custom 1 off mods. All design, fabrication and installation by owner.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 661
Member
|
|
OP
Member
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 661 |
Offset 45 minus a 7mm spacer equals 38mm! I'm gonna' grab my old stockers and measure the offset, so we'll all know for sure. Thanks Antonio!
Technical Director/Co-Owner Performance Fords-check out our new throttle body service
95 SE with lots of custom 1 off mods. All design, fabrication and installation by owner.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 1,444
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 1,444 |
If I was you I would wait a bit on the Baer kit. Todd from TCE is about to come out with a four piston Willwood kit. ...Just a thought..
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 240
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 240 |
stock svt wheels are 49.5mm offset.
look up old threads in the wheels forum if you don't believe me.
good luck with those monster brakes!
-eric
Please: put something meaningful in your post subject! NOT "please readme!". -------------------- "your" is possessive, "you're" is the conjunction that is short for "you are", "there" is for "the dictionary is over THERE", "their" is the possessive one, and "they're" is a conjunction that is short for "they are". have a nice day :rolleyes: -------------------- Silver Frost non-E1 SVT/Contour see my registry/profile: http://contour.org/carprofile/carprofile.cgi?a=display&uid=00004623
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,681
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,681 |
after seeing those brakes squeezed into those wheels at spring zing they are a must have. oh yeah and 18's. they are soooooo sweet.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 4,042
Moderator
|
|
Moderator
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 4,042 |
Uhh. People?
Main thing to look at is where the spokes are positioned which is probably just as important as offset, if not more.
You had a deep dish wheel like Antonio's, and you'll have a problem fitting the wheel on, hence why we had to shave down his Baer calipers. That's a 19" wheel mind you.
At the same spot, I have about 1" of clearance with my puny 17" wheels.
Size won't matter in this case, but how big/wide the lip is on your aftermarket wheel will play a huge part in fittment of the wheels on a 13" Baer kit.
Hence why the Borbet Type Ts in 17" form won't accept a 13" Baer track kit. (check the lip)
John
'98 SVT - modded
-15.01@91.8
'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 136
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 136 |
I've done the Baer brake upgrade....to the 13"
Track system. Went with 18" OZ racing wheels.
Looks great...except for the goofy 9" stock
rotors on the rear.....I guess that's why guys
go for the Brembo rears....altough 80% of the
braking power comes from the fronts. Sorry no
pics yet.
1999 Black SVT #2639/2760 on 08/11/1999; w/18" OZ Racing Superleggera's, Yoko Paradas.
MSDS Headers,Quaife LSD, Borla,KKM,chipped,DMD,Baer 13" Track rotors.
Lowered/HR and Koni's; HPP RSB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
