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andrewt2 · 04-28-2008, 12:29 AM

has anyone ever had any problems with calipers they bought from advance,autzone, i got two of them from autzone today and one for the driver side went on perfect but the passenger side i cant get to fit on with the pads for the life of me.... i bought new pads, rotors, and shocks today, and the rotor measures true... anyone ran into this problem before?

cdowns · 04-28-2008, 01:01 AM

did you put a cclamp on it to push the ram into the body of the rotor?

**leddzepp** · 04-28-2008, 01:04 AM

Did you compress the piston on the caliper? Usually a C-clamp will do the trick

andrewt2 · 04-28-2008, 01:11 AM

i did use a c clamp to compress the piston till it was flush with the rest of the caliper surface, with both new pads the caliper wont fit at all the pads hit the rotor if i use one old pad and one new pad (old pad is worn to hell) it will fit on there but when u go to bolt it on the top caliper bolt is binded real bad and the bottom one doesnt seem to want to line up for the life of it.

**leddzepp** · 04-28-2008, 01:36 AM

Measure the thickness of your rotors...they may have mistakenly given you one that is thicker than the other. Also compare your new brake pads and calipers and make sure that they are all the same. If everything fits well on one side, then the other side should fit as well.

sameyrasmea72 · 04-28-2008, 02:23 AM

Are the really aftermarket or are they rebuilt GM ones?

TravisH · 04-28-2008, 06:58 AM

I had a problem like this when I did my front end. ECE drop spindles, reman caliper, new rotor and pads. Drivers side needed a little force persuasion but the passenger just wouldn't go - there was enough space for everything to fit but the caliper had to go in at a bit of an angle to bolt to the spindle. I ended up loosing off the spindle nut to get the wiggle room I needed

andrewt2 · 04-28-2008, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TravisH

I had a problem like this when I did my front end. ECE drop spindles, reman caliper, new rotor and pads. Drivers side needed a little force persuasion but the passenger just wouldn't go - there was enough space for everything to fit but the caliper had to go in at a bit of an angle to bolt to the spindle. I ended up loosing off the spindle nut to get the wiggle room I needed

I was thinking of trying that. thanks for the tip!

04-28-2008, 12:29 AM	#1
andrewt2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carbondale, Kansas Posts: 547	Aftermarket Calipers has anyone ever had any problems with calipers they bought from advance,autzone, i got two of them from autzone today and one for the driver side went on perfect but the passenger side i cant get to fit on with the pads for the life of me.... i bought new pads, rotors, and shocks today, and the rotor measures true... anyone ran into this problem before?

04-28-2008, 01:01 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Aftermarket Calipers did you put a cclamp on it to push the ram into the body of the rotor? __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

04-28-2008, 01:04 AM	#3
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,005	Re: Aftermarket Calipers Did you compress the piston on the caliper? Usually a C-clamp will do the trick

04-28-2008, 01:11 AM	#4
andrewt2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carbondale, Kansas Posts: 547	Re: Aftermarket Calipers i did use a c clamp to compress the piston till it was flush with the rest of the caliper surface, with both new pads the caliper wont fit at all the pads hit the rotor if i use one old pad and one new pad (old pad is worn to hell) it will fit on there but when u go to bolt it on the top caliper bolt is binded real bad and the bottom one doesnt seem to want to line up for the life of it.

04-28-2008, 01:36 AM	#5
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,005	Re: Aftermarket Calipers Measure the thickness of your rotors...they may have mistakenly given you one that is thicker than the other. Also compare your new brake pads and calipers and make sure that they are all the same. If everything fits well on one side, then the other side should fit as well.

04-28-2008, 02:23 AM	#6
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: Aftermarket Calipers Are the really aftermarket or are they rebuilt GM ones? __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

04-28-2008, 06:58 AM	#7
TravisH Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta Posts: 316	Re: Aftermarket Calipers I had a problem like this when I did my front end. ECE drop spindles, reman caliper, new rotor and pads. Drivers side needed a little force persuasion but the passenger just wouldn't go - there was enough space for everything to fit but the caliper had to go in at a bit of an angle to bolt to the spindle. I ended up loosing off the spindle nut to get the wiggle room I needed



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