q45 caliper clearence

[ale89se]

with q45 calipers in the front will i still be able to run my konig rewinds @15x7 0 offset?

[Red coupe]

its not the offset that matters, its spoke design. The spokes are mounted to the hub, so reguarless of offset they will still have the same clearance to the caliper.Its kinda a case by case basis youd have to test fit, or find out how much room you loose by switching to q brakes and then mesure what you have now.

[ale89se]

i had an idea that that was the answer thank you.

[Exar-Kun]

THe Q45 caliper and stock S-chassis calipers are both single-sided piston designs (inboard), and require bery minimal clearance form the spokes of the wheel. You should have no issues fitting them.

-Chet

[Jookmasta]

well if i can fit q45 calipers on my spec v rims with their horrific +47mm offset...........i think u will do just fine.

[C-Kwik]

its not the offset that matters, its spoke design. The spokes are mounted to the hub, so reguarless of offset they will still have the same clearance to the caliper.Its kinda a case by case basis youd have to test fit, or find out how much room you loose by switching to q brakes and then mesure what you have now.

It's actually both. Many manufacturers create more backspacing my having more material on the hub mounting point. With wheels that have a face that is fixed the backspacing would have the same effect on offset. This is particularly tru of most cast wheels. Multipiece wheels can mix and match a bit, but even then there are some center sections with more backspacing built in, that can affect offset.

As an example, I had some 40mm offset wheels that would not clear 300ZX brakes, but the 30mm offset version of the same wheel did clear it.