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1mm spacer on cossie front calipers, why?

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Old 24-10-2009, 05:54 PM
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Default 1mm spacer on cossie front calipers, why?
as above i have heard people not needing to use them, now im in 2 minds either to use them or not? 4x4 calipers btw
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Old 24-10-2009, 06:02 PM
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IIRC to centralise the caliper around the disc.
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why do people say they didnt need them then?
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Old 24-10-2009, 06:04 PM
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i needed them some people daid they didnt
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I had to just file the caliper carrier slightly to centralise the disc, that was using escos calipers
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escos and sierra calipers are the same though
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so they say,
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