I've heard from others that the 15" lace wheels fit over the 11.25" lebaron brakes, but that you needed to grind off the casting bumps on the wheel....... Well, I just trial fit it, and there's an 1/8" clearance between the wheel and any brake parts. When the brake pads wear in, it should pull the caliper away from the wheel if I'm thinking right... So what's the deal? Is 1/8" clearance ok? Perhaps more importantly, why *don't* I have to grind the wheel? Just lucky?

I have a 91 LeBaron Convert and I am running Stock 14" Turbo Fins off my 87 2m4 with no clerance issues at all.

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quote Originally posted by Kento: I have a 91 LeBaron Convert and I am running Stock 14" Turbo Fins off my 87 2m4 with no clerance issues at all.

The LeBaron doesn't use Caddie & Camaro calipers.

Archie

The fronts fit without any grinding. The rears I had to grind the four little bumps off the inside of the wheel. That was with brackets that I made, others may be different.

quote Originally posted by rockcrawl: The fronts fit without any grinding. The rears I had to grind the four little bumps off the inside of the wheel. That was with brackets that I made, others may be different.

Ahhhhh.... that makes sense. Haven't touched the rear yet. Thanks for the info!

quote Originally posted by Kento: I have a 91 LeBaron Convert and I am running Stock 14" Turbo Fins off my 87 2m4 with no clerance issues at all.

?REALLY? I was waiting to do the LeBaron brakes untill I could afford new rims. I have the 14" Turbo fins also. I didnt think the 11 1/4" disk & calipers would fit. I guess I should at least check...

quote Originally posted by Pyrthian: ?REALLY? I was waiting to do the LeBaron brakes untill I could afford new rims. I have the 14" Turbo fins also. I didnt think the 11 1/4" disk & calipers would fit. I guess I should at least check...

Trust me when I say they won't fit. You will clear the rotor, but not the caliper. I have about 1/8" space with 15" rims, you'll have about negative (-) 7/8" of space Unless you find a way to mount the original lebaron calipers I guess...........

then how is Kento doing it? difrrent LeBaron rotors?

quote Originally posted by Pyrthian: then how is Kento doing it? difrrent LeBaron rotors?

Kento's lebaron rotors are on a lebaron, not a fiero.

quote Originally posted by Pyrthian: then how is Kento doing it? difrrent LeBaron rotors?

Lebarons came in 2 different option sizes for rotors. I learned this when I tried to replace the rotors (on my 1990 lebaron) and order the ones for the 15" wheels. Turns out my car didn't come with 15" wheels from the factory, it came with 14's.

Theres a good chance he has the smaller rotors on his car. But I don't know for sure.

[This message has been edited by Silicoan86 (edited 02-12-2005).]

Does anyone know where you can get slotted or cross drilled Lebaron rotors?

Thanks

quote Originally posted by Pyrthian: then how is Kento doing it? difrrent LeBaron rotors?

Riley is right. I have a 91 LeBaron Convert Im driving around while I do my 4.9 swap on my 87 2m4. It needed new tires so I am using the Fiero rims and tires for now since I had them.

quote Originally posted by Pyrthian: then how is Kento doing it? difrrent LeBaron rotors?

quote Originally posted by Archie: The LeBaron doesn't use Caddie & Camaro calipers. Archie

Its not the rotors that are in the way, as archie said. The cadi and camaro calipers are much bigger.

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