front disk breaks and stock wheels

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  1. nboomershine

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    I am planing on doing a disk break conversion with Granada parts and I was wondering would I have to buy bigger wheels or will my stock 14s still fit

    thanks nick,
     
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    it is tight, i had to grind the weld on the calipers for it to clear the 14" mag 500s. the stock steel rims cleared with them but barely.
     
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    the center is bigger on a disc brake car. A drum brake stock wheel will not fit over the hub
     
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    You can always cut the center ridge out of the stock wheels to make them fit over the hub.
     
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    Man, I was just going to post the same thing!!! :bowdown:
     
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    thanks guys I love this forum
     
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    I have alway run Magnums on my green car, and 14x7s were tight near the caliper when I swapped to Granada discs, 14x6s were OK, though.

    15s fit much better ... especially the shiny chrome ones ... :thumbs2:
     
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    i think i will go buy the ones from jegs that i like their 15s
     
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    Just got my disc brakes on and thank god the guys who did it for me told me the rims fit perfectly back on my 74 Mav. I don't even want to now how much rims cost.
     
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