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    baer brake grinding

    Well here it goes what do you guys think about grinding down the back of my new calipers to fit my new rims on. My Baer brakes have ridges on them between them and the inside of my rim. This is causing them to rub and not go on. I believe if I take a grinder to the caliper and grind down those ridges it will give me the clearance I need. I don't think it will affect the integrity of the caliper itself. I am open to any suggestions though. I can't send the rims back so it is time to go McGyver.

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    I wouldnt because then you loose your warenty. but thats up to you. also they might be for cooling?

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    I believe they are probably for cooling, I am going t check it out tomorrow to see how it looks

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    did a little grinding rim will not fit over the larger brakes . Oh well live and learn. Sell the rims order some new ones. Anyone looking for some rims . Black 17 x 9 stainless lip driftz 505 b made for stock brake setup 02 trans am.http://customwheel.com/custom_wheels...oducts_id/3354

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    man i dont know if i could drive myself to grind at my multi thousand dollar baer's. sorry things didnt work out.
    Last edited by side2000; 02-07-2009 at 03:10 PM.

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    how much? possibly interested

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    they cost 736 total.I would take 675 depending on shipping arrangements and costs.

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    well boys and girls I have great news. Due to the incompetence of the tire installers at a certain tire place I now have some dinged aluminum lip rims and some have grooves. Here is the cool part though ,they gave me my 654 dollars back which was the cost of my new tires and I still have the rims which now I can sell for bit cheaper and make money on them. They dinged them up when they removed the new tires ti put them on my old rims and mount them on my car. I now have new tires , some rims that have never been on a car and I can make 450 to 500 dollars , it was a good day.

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    that;s the best shit i've heard in a while. it's nice to hear when idiots do something wrong and it actually helps . pm me new price.

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    hmmm sounds like someone found himself a stimulus package of his own!!! congrats dude! If the rims are in any way out of round have no fear potential buyers for sometimes they can be repaired and in some cases a forced load balancer can find the flat spots and properly mount and balance the tires to compensate. works like a charm!!! look for a tire shop that has a hunter GSP9700 for that kinda balancing magic!

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