# Whatever that Z guy used. 10mm aka 3/8" or whatever

Posted by Jeff92se (92se) on October 06, 2003 at 15:34:24: In Reply to: I'm all ears posted by MIKE on October 06, 2003 at 15:26:43: It was easy to get a bracket close. Not easy to get one to fit really well. I fudged out on the caliper to rotor clearance also. Wanted to make sure it would never touch. So there's about 3-4 mm of the pad sticking out over the end of the rotor. I'm sure the bracket will want to flex so I wanted to make sure it wouldn't bend to scrape the caliper casting. Also to make for some fudge room if anyone else wanted to use these. I should have done this method from the beginning. But it's a learning process I guess. You have to watch the bracket thickness. Thicker will pull the caliper out towards the car, not in. Also using a thicker bracket will make the caliper mounting "ears" VERY close to the rotor. It's DAMN close at it is. You want me to keep progressing? Or wait for one of your designs? : My bracket fits but will need a lot of refinements. What's the thickness of the bracket you're planning on using? It seemed to me a 1/2" thick bracket will center the caliper pretty good but from speaking to others they all are going with a 3/8" thick bracket Replys: Keep chuging along don't stop the more the merrier MIKE (93VE) 16:15:58 10/06/2003 (1) Ok. I got lucky. My dad has a drill press and a bit that was the exact Jeff92se (92se) 16:37:21 10/06/2003 (0)

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: It was easy to get a bracket close. Not easy to get one to fit really well. I fudged out on the caliper to rotor clearance also. Wanted to make sure it would never touch. So there's about 3-4 mm of the pad sticking out over the end of the rotor. I'm sure the bracket will want to flex so I wanted to make sure it wouldn't bend to scrape the caliper casting. Also to make for some fudge room if anyone else wanted to use these. : I should have done this method from the beginning. But it's a learning process I guess. : You have to watch the bracket thickness. Thicker will pull the caliper out towards the car, not in. Also using a thicker bracket will make the caliper mounting "ears" VERY close to the rotor. It's DAMN close at it is. : You want me to keep progressing? Or wait for one of your designs? : : My bracket fits but will need a lot of refinements. What's the thickness of the bracket you're planning on using? It seemed to me a 1/2" thick bracket will center the caliper pretty good but from speaking to others they all are going with a 3/8" thick bracket