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Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:58 pm
by pplwu
I have Brembo for a while now but now it just occured to me that hey my spare doens't clear brembos (Spec B 3.0), and I only bought 4 replacement rims. What do you guys do? Do you have a spare that will clear Brembos in case of emergency?
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:10 pm
by GTSPECB STI
I reckon most would just call a tow truck
tuned by sti owners get 5 enkei's so no issue for us

Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:13 pm
by Sentinel
There's been a bit of talk about this lately.
I've been looking into options i.e. buy STi wheel, space saver, etc. But if you don't wanna spend any dough, then rear is OK, but front will require jacking entire side of car up and swap back to front with good wheel and then drop old std spare onto rear.
Cheers
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:14 pm
by adhar
Get rid of the spare altogether and put a big sub woofer in that gap!! doof doof!

And then you can sell me your b spec spare! hehe

Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:16 pm
by Sentinel
adhar wrote:Get rid of the spare altogether and put a big sub woofer in that gap!! doof doof!

And then you can sell me your b spec spare! hehe

Haha! It's never been touched too:good:
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:17 pm
by pplwu
mmmm..... jacking the whole car up?! in the middle of the road (most likely this is whats gonna happen). So I gathered from previous thread that space saver clears brembo front - how much they worth each?
Adhar I am thikning of getting a spacesaver if you are still interested to buy my MINT - NEW singe spec B spare
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:28 pm
by WhiteGTB
What you want is the STi space saver
I may have another one soonish.... will post up if I do.
EDIT: Not the current STi but the previous model.
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:34 pm
by pplwu
Please do mate!
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:58 pm
by GTSPECB STI
I wouldn't trust those space savers as far as I could throw one especially if you have 19"or 20" rims.
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:20 pm
by Jimmy S
Figured I'd do the whole side change if it came down to it... and thats only required if one of the fronts goes...
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:47 pm
by adhar
pplwu wrote:Adhar I am thikning of getting a spacesaver if you are still interested to buy my MINT - NEW singe spec B spare
If you go down the spacesaver path its a done deal on the b spec!

I have a 17 inch spare, and i have this compulsive disorder for having to have everything match!
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:48 pm
by drndrn
adhar wrote:pplwu wrote:Adhar I am thikning of getting a spacesaver if you are still interested to buy my MINT - NEW singe spec B spare
If you go down the spacesaver path its a done deal on the b spec!

I have a 17 inch spare, and i have this compulsive disorder for having to have everything match!
I may be wrong here, but I think Patrick (pplwu) has the pre-facelift Spec B rim, not the facelift rim.
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:54 pm
by Spec B Wgn
get a can of emergency puncture stuff..
i know most AMG Mercs carry no spare just a can of the stuff that inflates a dead tyre providing its not shredded.
youwould think for an expensive car they would have a spare.
i think its called Zoosh or something similiar.
try a big tyre outlet place for further info
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:06 pm
by Kevlar GT
Jimmy S wrote:Figured I'd do the whole side change if it came down to it... and thats only required if one of the fronts goes...
Until I find a spare to fit at a reasonable price that's what I am going to be doing as well.
Re: Converted to Brembo

Posted:
Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:49 pm
by adhar
drndrn wrote:adhar wrote:pplwu wrote:Adhar I am thikning of getting a spacesaver if you are still interested to buy my MINT - NEW singe spec B spare
If you go down the spacesaver path its a done deal on the b spec!

I have a 17 inch spare, and i have this compulsive disorder for having to have everything match!
I may be wrong here, but I think Patrick (pplwu) has the pre-facelift Spec B rim, not the facelift rim.
Oh ok, i've got the 18 inch 10 spoke post-facelift spec B's on my car (Sentinal's old wheels). If one of those wheels happened to bounce along i'd snap it up!