[Spits] front brake issue??

[Dennis Reese]

I suspect so -- no marking but judging from the price that's a good guess. I
bought them from Moss. But, it's not the calipers. I tried putting the
original back on -- same thing.

Dennis

On Mar 3, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Doug Braun wrote:

> Are these the made-in-China repro calipers?
> I see that SpitBits sells both those and OEM ones (which are twice the
price).
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Dennis Reese <dennis_reese at wavecable.com>
wrote:
> New rotors, new calipers, looks great: But, there's enough of a difference
in
> gap between rotor and inboard and outboard caliper such that the outboard
> (new) pad is pretty tight, in fact  contacting the rotor. The old pads
which
> are thinner (wear) fit OK; does it matter if there is a difference in gap
from
> one side to the other? The reason for this difference isn't obvious to me.
I
> thought maybe the felt seal was too thick so I cut off about 3mm -- didn't
> seem to make a difference. I also thought the bolt flange on the new
caliper
> assembly might be a bit wider than the original  -- not so. So, what else?
Do
> new brake pads vary in thickness?
>
> Dennis
> 75 1500
> 69 VW
> 67 VW
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