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So, my tires (225/40 R19 Kuhmo) finally came in. I had them mount and balanced, and then installed. then to my surprise, we hit a roadblock (actually, a Caliper). Apprently the backspacing of these wheels do not allow it to clear the calipers!
A small spacer got me back on the road, but seeing as how the lugs were desgined for Hub Centric, and with the spacer, the wheels were no longer hub centric...let's just say the vibrations were unbareable.
The resolution? I trimmed the calipers! I only had to do the fronts (rear is fine). Took a few minutes, but well worth it. Rides so smooth now.
Now I have to figure out why I still have a HUGE wheelgap up front (lie 4 fingers!)
Here's the gap now;
And the final results (BTW, I love the look of these!)
I think I'm gonna have to get Coilovers and join the KTG crew in the near future.
Charles
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1953 Cadillac Coupe (yes, the one in the pic below)
(2) 2001 Yamaha Waverunner XLT1200's
2003 4Runner
2007 Camry SE V6
So, my tires (225/40 R19 Kuhmo) finally came in. I had them mount and balanced, and then installed. then to my surprise, we hit a roadblock (actually, a Caliper). Apprently the backspacing of these wheels do not allow it to clear the calipers!
A small spacer got me back on the road, but seeing as how the lugs were desgined for Hub Centric, and with the spacer, the wheels were no longer hub centric...let's just say the vibrations were unbareable.
The resolution? I trimmed the calipers! I only had to do the fronts (rear is fine). Took a few minutes, but well worth it. Rides so smooth now.
Now I have to figure out why I still have a HUGE wheelgap up front (lie 4 fingers!)
Here's the gap now;
And the final results (BTW, I love the look of these!)
I think I'm gonna have to get Coilovers and join the KTG crew in the near future.
Charles
Lookin Good!
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2011 BMW 535i M-Sport xDrive (Mine), 2010 Infiniti G37S Convertible (Wife's), 2010 Toyota Rav4 Base 4cyl (Dog-mobile)
By shaving 1/8" off the caliper, what have you done to the structural integrity of the caliper? It was designed and manufactured by Toyota to a certain thickness for that particular metal for a reason. If it was meant to be 1/8" thinner, don't you think Toyota would have done that? They are pouring extra metal (= more money) with each caliper they need to manufacture. Maybe with a stronger metal composition, they could make a thinner/lighter caliper, but that is what aftermarket parts are intended to do. IMHO you just created a major stress/breakage point on the OEM caliper. I'm glad that you found a "solution" to get your Highlander wheels to work, but I would never jeopardize the safety of my family by messing around with something like grinding down brake calipers.
Somebody please tell me that I am overthinking this issue.
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