After spending the weekend replacing the front suspension brake parts and everything else on the front end, I put on my front tires which are Cragars 14 inch and the the caliper bracket was to big. Has anyone else had this problem with any other rims the old ones fit fine so i put them back on. It was just a bad way to end a job ya know.

 

So...The calipers were new then huh. Did you go to bigger rotors and calipers or are they just different aftermarket ones. Would it be possible to use the old calipers?

 

It is possible to use the old calipers everything is the same just those spots on the brackets.

 

Can you grind the caliper. I would assume that the caliper has some extra material thet can be ground down .

 

no need to grind the caliper its just that beacket and yes you could grind it but im unsure that by doing that you ruin its structual integrity

 

Upgrade to 15" wheels.

 

Are these aftermarket 'performance' calipers or just original replacements?
If looking for a standard replacement, you could just get a rebuild kit and replace the innards of your originals. You can derust them and paint them to make them look new.

 

Let's all take a step backwards. Was the car originally a disk brake car, or did you convert it? If it's an original disk brake car, did the wheels clear before? If you converted it, did you use stock or aftermarket parts?

The 67-72 A-body cars with disk brakes came from the factory with 14" wheels. Unfortunately, not all 14" wheels have the same backside clearance due to differences in the contour where the rim joins the center. 14" factory SuperStock II/III wheels clear FACTORY disk brakes with no problem. If you have an aftermarket disk brake conversion, all bets are off.

 

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