Touring Brembo on 07+
Touring Brembo on 07+
I'm swapping to a 13 spoke wheel so I can run dual front brakes. In the spirit of "bigger is better" I went straight to a set of touring Brembos. I did some reading and it looks like I took on a decent project since my bike is an '07. For now I'll run a single caliper while I'm on the lookout for a set of '09+ sliders. That still leaves me with a predicament.
Mounting up the Brembo shows that it sits too close to the slider.
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I bought a set of used 11.8" rotors, but when I mount up the stock caliper it sits closer to the axel. The pad still makes full contact with the rotor, but in a tighter radius than the Brembo would.
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I see a few options to keep me on the road while I get more parts.
1. Buy a 11.5" rotor to use for a few months
2. Put washers between the Brembo and slider to center it on the rotor
3. Shelf the brand new tire/wheel until I can run both calipers (the last thing I want to do)
Any input on which option you would choose?
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Mounting up the Brembo shows that it sits too close to the slider.
I bought a set of used 11.8" rotors, but when I mount up the stock caliper it sits closer to the axel. The pad still makes full contact with the rotor, but in a tighter radius than the Brembo would.
I see a few options to keep me on the road while I get more parts.
1. Buy a 11.5" rotor to use for a few months
2. Put washers between the Brembo and slider to center it on the rotor
3. Shelf the brand new tire/wheel until I can run both calipers (the last thing I want to do)
Any input on which option you would choose?
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Theres been several long threads about why you shouldnt do this unless youre planning on swapping out your stock lowers.
Ive been through this. Personally, I recommend getting radial brackets and going that route.
Ive been through this. Personally, I recommend getting radial brackets and going that route.
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got a link to the brackets?
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http://www.tcbroschoppers.com/tc-bro...hoCtl8QAvD_BwE
I just googled Dyna Radial Brackets and these are the first 2 that came up. Theres a lot of different options. Ive been looking at getting the TC Bros brackets because I think they look better. I currently have the Bagger Bros on my FXDLS. If you want them cheap Ill sell them to you so I can buy the TC version lol
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I had the same issue when I installed a 21" wheel and triple clamps from a Wide Glide. To center the caliper I used stainless washers for shimming (.040" for the caliper and .090" for the rotor).
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