machined rear calipers for 16" wheels.........

[moparracing]

got my rear calipers back from my machinist friend, they look good !!! :rock:
best yet, no 6 - 8 hours with a hand grinder to achieve the same thing (more or less)...... this machining fit's the American Eagle 058's 16x10 wheels...

i've talked with him & he'd be willing to do others @ a price of $200.00 for both the rear calipers/brackets + shipping.... if the biggest catch is this forum vendor thang & since neither of us wanna be vendors, maybe tony could be if he was interested..... :dontknow:

either way, now i'm off to the local powder-coating place to get them looking all red again......
http://www.vancouverpowdercoating.com/iWeb/Vancouver Powder Coating/Welcome.html

btw, in case anyone is wondering, the thread size for the brake line hole is 10x1.0mm......

 

[Troy's QC SRT]

Looks good bro, if i wanted shaven calipers for 16's i would go this route with your guy cause hours of me doing that would be too boring and i would end up losing intrest with 1 half done caliper!

 

[FATJACK]

Those look great and the slicks make all the difference at the track.

 

[FastRam]

Wow, I didn't realize that much material had to be removed to fit the wheels.

 

[ZCx]

Wow, I didn't realize that much material had to be removed to fit the wheels.

those are for his 16's.

there are 17's that some folks use

 

[moparracing]

those are for his 16's.

there are 17's that some folks use

you are correct.....
17" will only fit drag radials which are better traction than street tires..... but if you're serious about traction, you need 16's to fit drag SLICKS (pictured in my first post).........

below are pics of someone else's long, hard work hand grinding..... :

 

[ZCx]

you are correct.....
17" will only fit drag radials which are better traction than street tires..... but if you're serious about traction, you need 16's to fit drag SLICKS (pictured in my first post).........

below are pics of someone else's long, hard work hand grinding..... :

great thanks. learned something:rock: :rock: :rock:

how much clearence does that give ya between the wheel & caliper?????

 

[moparracing]

~1/8" clearance.... i went for maximum thickness of caliper vs minimum clearance to wheel......

my calipers look thicker than the hand ground ones because of the uneveness of hand grinding vs machined.

also be aware of that when doing this mod, you'll need to cut down your clips & need to grind the brake pad tabs abit (seen in those hand ground pics above)...

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[LMSVPR]

hells yea!!! Are they done yet?? :eating:

 

[HV SRT]

Looks good Randy. I'm taking my rear end out next week. With your slicks you might want to upgrade your rearend like mine. I'll let you know if they can do what they say they can do.

 

[LMSVPR]

Looks good Randy. I'm taking my rear end out next week. With your slicks you might want to upgrade your rearend like mine. I'll let you know if they can do what they say they can do.

yea Randy...upgrade your rear end :help: :reddy:

 

[moparracing]

Looks good Randy. I'm taking my rear end out next week. With your slicks you might want to upgrade your rearend like mine. I'll let you know if they can do what they say they can do.

i think i'll be ok with just cryoing my spider gears for now...

local shop in hazeldell will pull 'em, cryo 'em & reinstall 'em..... good enough for fatjack is good enough for me.

should get my caliper's back from powercoating on friday so i can get my truck together for the cryo gear guys to do their thang......
then it's PIR time, luis - let's go.

 

[madmanadam]

Thanks for sharing, thinking of doing this myself.
FYI, Hoosiers make a 17" Drag slick, part# 18157, 28.0"/10.0-17

 

[moparracing]

Thanks for sharing, thinking of doing this myself.
FYI, Hoosiers make a 17" Drag slick, part# 18157, 28.0"/10.0-17

kind of a small tire, but it will work:

http://moesperformance.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=58_207&products_id=12401

this is what i use:

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=71&rn=347&action=show_detail

 

[LMSVPR]

i think i'll be ok with just cryoing my spider gears for now...

local shop in hazeldell will pull 'em, cryo 'em & reinstall 'em..... good enough for fatjack is good enough for me.

should get my caliper's back from powercoating on friday so i can get my truck together for the cryo gear guys to do their thang......
then it's PIR time, luis - let's go.

let me know man....i just started a new job and dont wanna request to many days off in the first month..but we will go for sure!!!:rock: :rock:

 

[moparracing]

let me know man....i just started a new job and dont wanna request to many days off in the first month..but we will go for sure!!!:rock: :rock:

where @ this new job?? :dontknow:

still workin' tuesday's too?

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[LMSVPR]

where @ this new job?? :dontknow:

still workin' tuesday's too?

.

buffalo wild wings....and yep..still there :rock: :rock:

 

[moparracing]

buffalo wild wings....and yep..still there :rock: :rock:

two jobs? yer a workin' nut...... :rock:

 

[LMSVPR]

two jobs? yer a workin' nut...... :rock:

always bro....one day ill be the BOSS and dont have to worry about doing all the hard work...til then, i ll do it :burnout:

plus i like my toys :rock: :rock: i almost gave up the 10...but i managed the way to keep it...times are rough out there

 

[LMSVPR]

hey whats ur schedule for this week? Mon-Sun?