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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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i went to fit them this afternoon,283 cossie 2wd dics,4wd calipers,4wd pads.everthing went according to plan till i tried to put the caliper on ,what a f game they dont go over disc. i had some old pads with some meat on them and they slid over no problem,so the problem is the pads,they are 4wd drive red dot from burtons to match the discs what do y ou reckon lads
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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I take it you pushed the piston right back???
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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yes. theres to much meat on the new pads so it seems
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Did you put 1mm spacer washers between the hub and the caliper?
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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