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Wed May 11, 2011 10:48 am

Hi all, so much to my chagrin I got the CB Disc brakes on all fours. I also got some 14" thing smoothies, like and idiot I didn't test them before I invested in them. So it turns out that the inside of a 14" rim is way too tight for the caliper to fit :? which is rather frustrating because I had the rims powder coated, bought tires, portawalls and beauty rings. I have over a G invested in these rims and tires and over a G in the disc brakes. Almost about the same, however I might be easier to sell my cb brake kits than my custom wheels if anyone knows of a kit that will fit a bug and clear a 14" rim???

Wed May 11, 2011 10:50 am

no wide 5 discs will fit a 14, the stock ghia discs might (doubtful) but they are 4 lug. You cant use an adapter on the 4 lug, to use 5 lug wheels, because the adapter will hit the caliper. Sucks but I think your only solution is to change to 15 inch bug wheels, or aftermarket wheels

Wed May 11, 2011 10:51 am

Erik G wrote: no wide 5 discs will fit a 14, the stock ghia discs might (doubtful) but they are 4 lug. You cant use an adapter on the 4 lug, to use 5 lug wheels, because the adapter will hit the caliper. Sucks but I think your only solution is to change to 15 inch bug wheels, or aftermarket wheels

I was afraid of that :-/

Wed May 11, 2011 2:02 pm

I'd put the drum brakes back on it, so I could run the wheels I wanted.

Wed May 11, 2011 2:08 pm

Mike Fisher wrote: I'd put the drum brakes back on it, so I could run the wheels I wanted.

I dunno... I've heard some pretty good things about disc brakes ;-)

Wed May 11, 2011 2:17 pm

I have Type 3 discs on the front with 14" wire wheels.

Or just run 1/4" wide 5 spacers.

Wed May 11, 2011 2:33 pm

Mike Fisher wrote: I have Type 3 discs on the front with 14" wire wheels.

Or just run 1/4" wide 5 spacers.

They're so close though, I don't even know if 1/4" spacers are going to solve the problem :-/ On t3 discs are the rotors smaller?

Wed May 11, 2011 3:11 pm

If you had 5 threaded studs and a handful of washers it would be easy to measure what you need to clear.

Wed May 11, 2011 3:30 pm

Mike Fisher wrote: If you had 5 threaded studs and a handful of washers it would be easy to measure what you need to clear.

Yeah, I suppose I'll have to experiment with that

Wed May 11, 2011 4:42 pm

the casting on most calipers is also pretty thick and can be sanded down a bit to give some room. there was a "bump" on my caliper that hit the wheel and i took a grinder to it and then fine tuned with a sander. shit i just remembered i never repainted my calipers. better get on that...ken....

Tue May 17, 2011 10:09 am

A buddy of mine just installed Saco disc on his 67 bus and he is running 14" rims.

Tue May 17, 2011 11:11 am

62Baido wrote: A buddy of mine just installed Saco disc on his 67 bus and he is running 14" rims.

But will it work on a bug?

Tue May 17, 2011 11:28 am

I guess it would be their type 1 kit. Does anyone have this kit and know if it clears a 14" rim?

Wed May 18, 2011 5:27 am

http://www.csp-shop.com/cgi-bin/cshop2/front/shop_...0&all=

CSP does it for buses...

Wed May 18, 2011 11:12 am

alex1303 wrote: http://www.csp-shop.com/cgi-bin/cshop2/front/shop_...0&all=

CSP does it for buses...

Does anyone know if the rotors are interchangeable between busses and bugs? Or is there a conversion spindle?

Thu May 19, 2011 5:16 pm

Erik G wrote: the stock ghia discs might (doubtful) but they are 4 lug.

with the stock ghia discs drilled to 5x130 you can run a 14" fuchs