Just wondering if anyone out there knows if Ford's GT500 Brembo brake upgrade kit will fit with the Ford fanblade wheels without spacers. I have been checking into this and I can't seem to find a definite answer. There is Ford literature that it will fit, but I can't find anyone who has actually done this. Thanks for your help.
Will fanblade wheels fit with Brembo Upgrade Kit
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No, they will not fit without spacers. The literature you've seen mention that it will fit with GT-500 or equivalent offset and backspacing rims.
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I contacted Ford and they said that the 18" bullit does NOT work with the Brembos and needs the spacer, but the fanblades DO work, plus I've seen a few fanblade 18s that didn't *look* like they had any spacers and had those brakes, but I could be wrong...
Will not fit!
I can tell you first hand that the Fanblade wheels will not fit without a spacer. I just installed the FRPP M-2300-s Brembo kit and they failed to clear the Fanblade wheels by about a 1/4". A 1/2" spacer will work, however I chose to go with Steeda pentars rather than mess with spacers. Spacers will put extra load on your wheel bearings, and if the spacer doesn't have a properly engineered shoulder to support the wheel load, they can be dangerous. There is a Ford Racing website that shows the Fanblades as fitting the big brake kit, and I have seen pictures of them on the web, so I was rather hopeful they would fit. They didn't fit on my 06 GT, and as far as I can tell they haven't produced two versions of the Fanblade wheel, or the Brembo kit.
EDIT: I just read a post from a Ford engineer who states the "race brakes" FR500S/C brakes with two piece rotors will fit the Fanblade wheels, however the GT500 brakes will not. That would explain the pictures on the web, as well as the conflicting reports.
I can tell you first hand that the Fanblade wheels will not fit without a spacer. I just installed the FRPP M-2300-s Brembo kit and they failed to clear the Fanblade wheels by about a 1/4". A 1/2" spacer will work, however I chose to go with Steeda pentars rather than mess with spacers. Spacers will put extra load on your wheel bearings, and if the spacer doesn't have a properly engineered shoulder to support the wheel load, they can be dangerous. There is a Ford Racing website that shows the Fanblades as fitting the big brake kit, and I have seen pictures of them on the web, so I was rather hopeful they would fit. They didn't fit on my 06 GT, and as far as I can tell they haven't produced two versions of the Fanblade wheel, or the Brembo kit.
EDIT: I just read a post from a Ford engineer who states the "race brakes" FR500S/C brakes with two piece rotors will fit the Fanblade wheels, however the GT500 brakes will not. That would explain the pictures on the web, as well as the conflicting reports.
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