ChessmoDSM
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- Apr 22, 2017
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Burlington,
Vermont
Are there any other bolt on options besides the CTS-V upgrade that Strictly provides? I am in the market for a BBK, this car (6/4 about 375 HP, FEAL Coilovers) will be DD, Street and Auto-X(once per month) and I would like to improve the potential braking capabilities.. All of the the most recent threads bring me back to the CTS-V solution but I am a little leery because of the following:
Cons:
1. Hides the hub's centric ring that usually pokes from the rotor hub centering hole forcing all wheels to be bolt centric which isn't ideal. (I agree here, anyway to overcome this issue?)
2. Reduces the threads of the oem wheel studs contact with the nuts. I'd highly recommend getting longer studs. (longer studs seem to be necessary with this kit ?)
3. Pushes the wheel by 5mm and the caliper's position as well. This is a big caliper and needs as much space as possible. Wheel width and offset are very important, if you go with 17x9 35mm offset wheels which are as large as you can get without poking out of the fenders you end up with a 30mm offset wheel (due to the 5mm push outward) effect which produces some wheel poke. If you get a 40mm offset wheel to compensate chances are depending on the spoke design that the bbk might not fit. (I run 17x8 currently, not sure what the offset is)
4. I have also read that the Cobra brakes that come with this kit are less than ideal and should be a little larger?
As always, thanks for any and all insight..
Cons:
1. Hides the hub's centric ring that usually pokes from the rotor hub centering hole forcing all wheels to be bolt centric which isn't ideal. (I agree here, anyway to overcome this issue?)
2. Reduces the threads of the oem wheel studs contact with the nuts. I'd highly recommend getting longer studs. (longer studs seem to be necessary with this kit ?)
3. Pushes the wheel by 5mm and the caliper's position as well. This is a big caliper and needs as much space as possible. Wheel width and offset are very important, if you go with 17x9 35mm offset wheels which are as large as you can get without poking out of the fenders you end up with a 30mm offset wheel (due to the 5mm push outward) effect which produces some wheel poke. If you get a 40mm offset wheel to compensate chances are depending on the spoke design that the bbk might not fit. (I run 17x8 currently, not sure what the offset is)
4. I have also read that the Cobra brakes that come with this kit are less than ideal and should be a little larger?
As always, thanks for any and all insight..
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