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Changing front calipers on 80 series

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:02 pm
by Wish I had coils
If some one could help it would be good.
Need to know if early model 80 front calipers bolt straight onto to a 96, 80. Do you need to chage the front disc to.
Reason being it has 16 inch rims but want to run 15's so i can run 35's as i was told i could not get them in 16's

I hope this makes sense Cheers

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:06 pm
by RUFF
Im pretty certain the fronts on the 96 will fit 15's its the rears you will have issues with.

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:16 pm
by dogbreath_48
I'm sure I've read that with a little grinding 15's can be fitted to the rear of an 80.

Also, there's not many 35" tires out there that aren't available with a 16" hole.

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:43 pm
by RV80
A 315/75/16 is the same as a 35 and yes its only the rear that the 15 wont clear but with a decent offset rim and a bit of grinding they fit fine...

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:56 pm
by Wish I had coils
Cheers, I never looked at the back just thought that they would we smaller on back. as when a bought them, The bloke at the tyre servise give me a 15 with a bfg tyre for the spare.
Which by the sounds of it is pointless if i get a flat now.
I'll have a look tommorow and see what i can do

Went to price bfg muddys and was told i could not get them to fit 16's Which i thought was strange, don't know what you think of that.

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:46 am
by Surfin Alec
Wish I had coils wrote:Went to price bfg muddys and was told i could not get them to fit 16's Which i thought was strange, don't know what you think of that.


Hmmmm........ http://www.bfgoodrich.com.au/index.php? ... oad_suv.67