rotor rubbing caliper after 5lug

[khoadogg]

I just finished 5lug on my S13. Used aftermarket hubs with S13 calipers. I'm running pads and rotors from a '98 S14 SE and now the rotors are rubbing. I had to remove the shims but they still rub. Is this common? Did I use the wrong parts?

Should I just start shaving down the inner caliper? It's rubbing the edge of the rotor because there doesn't seem to be enough room, the rotor is too thick in diameter and width.

What should I do?

[projectRDM]

97-98 front rotors are just a hair larger in diameter. You either need matching 97-98 calipers or 89-96 rotors, 5lug or 4lug redrilled to 5lug.

[khoadogg]

do they make 96 5lug rotors?

[cdlong]

yes, of course. on every zenki SE S14 just like the koukis. how do you get to 1,500 posts and not know that?

[khoadogg]

hah, because i never owned an S14 . I just ordered some 96 s14 5lug rotors until i can fab a bracket for the sti brembos. Thanks y'all!

[sw20>>s14]

dammit...i have some five lug rotors lying around fool...should have asked...either that or buy them from napa for like 7-11 bucks a pc...

[khoadogg]

FACK!!!! where's napa around here?

[Blk240racer]

my rear calipers used to rub, but that was because the sliders got rusted. im assuming your using all new parts right?

[zero.counter]

97-98 front rotors are just a hair larger in diameter. You either need matching 97-98 calipers or 89-96 rotors, 5lug or 4lug redrilled to 5lug.
Werd, the 97-98 used ABS hardware...regardless of whether ABS was installed or not.

[ThatGuy]

I just ran in to this very problem. Unfortunately the NAPA here told me they had the same part # for '95-'98 front rotors. So, I took one of my stock S13 4 lug rotors, and a pair of new '98 5 lug rotors to the machinist. They will turn them down to the proper diameter. I'll let you know how it works out when I pick them up tomorrow.

[sw20>>s14]

FACK!!!! where's napa around here?
man, there are napas all over the bay...find someone that went/goes to sequoia institute too...they get discount...brand new front Z32 rotors and rear 240sx rotors ended up costing me like $7X.XX OTD courtesy of my buddy with a sequoia card...im running axxis ultimates, bedded them, and have been to the track a lot last season with no problems what so ever...

or just let me know and i can dig up those five lug ones off a zenki for you...for the time being that is...they should be good anyways...iirc, they had no lip and werent warped...

[Inland180]

Wow! khoadogg is back into the nissan community???
c'mon dude you should know how to solve this simple problem! youve had more than enough experience!

[sw20>>s14]

Wow! khoadogg is back into the nissan community???
haha, unfortunately...not only that, but hes also back in norcal too :duh:

[Neejay]

yes, of course. on every zenki SE S14 just like the koukis. how do you get to 1,500 posts and not know that?
Post count doesn't necessarily = knowledge on every single thing. I hope that comment was a joke and not a smartass rhetorical question. Don't be an ass.

[khoadogg]

yes, hello y'all i'm back. Just ordered the 96 5luggers, only cost $60 for the pair. hope they work. i'll be in socal this weekend, lets kick it!

[cdlong]

Post count doesn't necessarily = knowledge on every single thing. I hope that comment was a joke and not a smartass rhetorical question. Don't be an ass.

yeah, but he's been a member since '03. in three years you have to stumble across the information at some point. i was going to tell him to search until i looked at his post count and join date, he should know better.

no, it wasn't a joke, i am an ass, too bad.

[khoadogg]

i don't search useless information so there's no way i would have stumbled across it, keep the unrelated comments to pM y'all!

thatguy, did you get those rotors back yet? The ones i got locally turned out to be Brembos...

[ThatGuy]

Picked up the rotors, installed them, NO MORE PROBLEMS! :rawk:

Machine shop charged me $25 to shave them down to specs. :bow:

[Inland180]

i don't search useless information so there's no way i would have stumbled across it, keep the unrelated comments to pM y'all!

thatguy, did you get those rotors back yet? The ones i got locally turned out to be Brembos...

So brembos for $60??!! How was the final fitting?

[khoadogg]

fixed! just order 96 SE rotors w/ the 2 holes to hold the rotor on. Now i'm stuck w/ 98SE rotors. any takers?