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Old Nov 22, 2015 | 04:07 PM
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Angry New brake system or different caliper?

I am looking for alternatives on my current setup, so I won't have any rubbing issues at the front when drifting.

Here are my setup details:

Front: Stoptech Big Brake Kit 328mm x 28mm (Stoptech AeroRotors vented with Stoptech 4-Piston Calipers)
Rear: Custom Brake Setup 322mm x 17mm (Custom AeroRotors vented with modified OEM Calipers)

Those brakes are fitted on Bronze Volk Racing CE28N wheels. Longer studs and a 13mm spacer at the front are required. The wheels sizes are as follows:

Front size / offset of the wheels: 17 x 7.5 JJ / Off +50
Rear size / offset of the wheels: 17 x 9.0 JJ / Off +63

The spacer being used is 13mm, in order to accommodate those brakes on the CE28N. I can either change completely the entire brake setup or alternative I could use another caliper on those brake disks.

Any ideas of what options I may have? A complete new brake setup or a different caliper to reduce the spacer being used?

Here are two shots when I used to have the red extended lug nuts by Rays Engineering. I have replaced them with the black edition.



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Old Nov 22, 2015 | 05:00 PM
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you already mentioned two options, another option would be to get a BBK friendly wheel for the front

your rear brake setup sounds interesting, any more information on it?
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Old Nov 23, 2015 | 01:51 AM
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Regarding the rear setup, I have file the rear calipers by a few mm in order to accomodate the custom vented AeroRotors.
I've being running on those, on and off the track with no issues and their performance combined with the front setup is excellent.

Anyway, changing the wheels is not an option that I want to consider, so any feedback is highly appreciated.
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Old Nov 23, 2015 | 02:36 PM
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The problem is just that you are rubbing the tires and front fenders?

If so:
What size tire?
Are your fenders rolled?
What's your front camber?
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 12:19 PM
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Let me check them and I'll post them up.

My fenders are not rolled.
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Old Dec 30, 2015 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by thomsbrain
The problem is just that you are rubbing the tires and front fenders?

If so:
What size tire?
Are your fenders rolled?
What's your front camber?
I can't find anywhere my setup to check the camber figures.

My fenders are not rolled and the front tire size is 215/45/17.
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Old Dec 31, 2015 | 09:39 AM
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Roll your fenders and run 3 or more degrees of negative camber. My setup currently pokes out 9 mm more than yours (but with rolled fenders and -3.0 degrees camber) and it's working for the time being for track and street use. I do have a little rubbing on an inside edge of the front bumper on one side but it seems to be sorting itself out as that edge wears down. With rolled fenders and camber, you should be able to have no rubbing.
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 01:03 PM
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I have decided to leave my current setup, as it is right now.

I had in mind to fit a slim caliper, but I feel this will have a downside effect on track. I have no actual figures to support this, but I think that high temperatures will reach slower on a normal four piston caliper, than in a slim brake caliper. I am really happy with my current setup and I am afraid to ruin it, if I go to a different road trying to find alternatives or modify my BBK.

In the meantime, for an unknown reason the rubbing has been minimized. The only reason I can imagine is that the S2000 is oriented lately for time attack mostly therefore drifting sessions will be reduced. Another reason is a slight loss of my weight.
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