Fitting 15" basketweaves over UUC's 11.75" brake kit

[emi325i]

I recently bought both the kit and the wheels, but it doesn't seem like the wheel is going to clear the caliper. Anyone else have this setup? They claim the kit fits 15" wheels. The way I test fitted the thing inside the wheel isn't foolproof; just sorta assembled the caliper and rotor and lined them up inside the wheel as best I could. They don't have a nice diagram I could use.

[emi325i]

Well, i figured it out.. they don't fit

[Erick]

Why does it not fit? Does the caliper hit the barrel or the spokes?

When many manufacturers advertise that 15" wheels will fit, there could be exceptions. Offset and spoke pattern make a world of a difference. I've been dying to get the UUC stuff on my car, but that would force me to sell the Borbets because low offset with flat spokes would most surely NOT clear the calipers.

[emi325i]

i don't know what that thing is called.. but on the basketweaves, the rim is thicker where the spokes meet the rim.. I talked to rob@uuc and he recommended spacers, but, I'd need 20mm spacers to fit the caliper, so, i'm gonna get different wheels. he recommended Team Dynamics Pro Race 1. He's had customers fit the 15x7 right over that kit with no problems. So, i'm gonna sell the basketweaves and get those. Tod @ frisbyracetires.com hooked me up with a set including tires for under 1k.

[Farbin Kaiber]

i don't know what that thing is called.. but on the basketweaves, the rim is thicker where the spokes meet the rim.. I talked to rob@uuc and he recommended spacers, but, I'd need 20mm spacers to fit the caliper, so, i'm gonna get different wheels. he recommended Team Dynamics Pro Race 1. He's had customers fit the 15x7 right over that kit with no problems. So, i'm gonna sell the basketweaves and get those. Tod @ frisbyracetires.com hooked me up with a set including tires for under 1k.

Massive Lee was looking for that model wheel too, abeit in a different size IIRC, but he did say that wheel was no longer produced and many shops selling ProRace 1.2, so be advised.

[emi325i]

i'm getting the 1.2. if the spokes don't clear, a spacer should fix it. pro race 1 spokes kinda stick out for more clearance, but, imo, don't look as clean. the 1.2 look a bit nicer.

[emi325i]

i test fit the 2 massive diagrams (the 2 calipers).. I can't remember which one, but one of them actually fit inside the basketweave; however, rob convinced me otherwise. according to him, the massive kit requires more room than the uuc kit, and if the uuc kit doesn't fit neither will massive's. He went on to explain why and how and it kinda made sense.