trouble fitting kerscher carmona's 16x9 +15 on front HELP!!

[Hakan]

i just got my kerschers for the golf 3 but i got brake clearance issues where the spokes hit the brakes . other websites say that they fit fine.the rears fit fine its only the fronts that dont fit . im lost it looks like i need 10mm spacers .i do know that i have to roll and pull the guards . help if u know know a sollution

[Mk3 AAA]

What part of the brakes, I had wheels where the spoke design rubbed on the pad carriers, and gave them a dremmel.

Those are the borbet reps yeh? Will look sweet.

[Hakan]

they are kerscher carmonas made in italy . thats all i know and they are similar to the borbett type A's.

they hit the carriers as u said but i cant even get the wheel to sit on the hub i wasnt planning on using spacers .guess i have to.

[ffoff]

good luck fitting a 16x9 ET 5 (after 10mm spacer) on the front. mexi poke for the loss.

[Hakan]

what do u reccomend ?

[KI11Z]

oh damn a 9 +15 on the front is quite agressive as it is, spacers are out of the question..... vr6's have the larger brakes and maybe you were reading up on people with the smaller brakes on the 2L..... as Joe said (depending by how much is needed), dremel/grind the carrier.....

[rayray086]

Have you got the early brake setup with 280mm rotors? If so, one solution is to find some 288mm brakes (calipers, rotors, pads needed) and use them, they provide a lot more clearance. You don't want to run spacers for the front, or your Mk3 will look like a rollerskate.

[Ben J]

How much smaller are the 288mm brakes? Are they much better as far as braking power is concerned? My RS dont clear my front 280mm vr6 brakes although I can probably fix them with a grinder.


But yeah, you'll have to either change brakes or grind down your calipers depending on how much clearance you need, if you really need 10mm, taking a grinder to your brakes wont be the solution. A combination of a small spacer to the front, an angle grinder to the brakes and a good pull of the gaurds might be needed. Might want to space the back out a little to keep it even aswell.

[DubSteve]

Wheels are shyte sell me your wheels and will go from there

[rayray086]

Calipers are similar but for the 280mm, the carrier sticks out past the caliper, whereas the 288mm doesn't have that. As far as braking power is concerned, there really isn't much difference, if any, for the daily driver.


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[Mk3 AAA]

You're not dealing with big changes so I'd strongly suggest test fitting onto an OBD2 before going to all of the trouble.

[Hakan]

How much smaller are the 288mm brakes? Are they much better as far as braking power is concerned? My RS dont clear my front 280mm vr6 brakes although I can probably fix them with a grinder.


But yeah, you'll have to either change brakes or grind down your calipers depending on how much clearance you need, if you really need 10mm, taking a grinder to your brakes wont be the solution. A combination of a small spacer to the front, an angle grinder to the brakes and a good pull of the gaurds might be needed. Might want to space the back out a little to keep it even aswell.

hmm makes sense . ive order hub centric spacer which will arrive in a week or 2 have to wait for that . the 9s sit so nice on the rear fell in love with the car once agen lol im thinking of stretching toyo proxes 4 : 205/40s all around.ill put up pics as soon as i get home on the pc. car should be resprayed (same colour) + new rims and slapped in the next VDUB,stanceworks meets cant wait so excited.

[Hakan]

Here are some pics

Front are hanging with a few bolts |
Rears fit perfect !!

[Jarred]

How big of a spacer do you have? how much poke do you have?

A 205/40 is alot of stretch, especially for the front wheels, IMO.

[KI11Z]

If you're getting it resprayed then get your arches pulled and run a spacer on the rear.....?