# S13 tear drop brake clearance

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [February 14, 2005, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664 "2005-02-14T10:47:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![RickyDangerous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RickyDangerous](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RickyDangerous)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2005, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664/1 "2005-02-14T10:47:34Z")

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Has anyone tried clearing 30mm 300zx brakes with tear drops?  
Will they clear with a small spacer like the 7 spokes??

thanks

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### Author: ![TM1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tm1/32/5517_2.png) [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2005, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664/2 "2005-02-14T11:06:37Z")

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No, they wont.

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### Author: ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2005, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664/3 "2005-02-14T11:51:27Z")

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cant remember how thick you need the spacer to be…

use your 25mm ones.

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### Author: ![RickyDangerous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RickyDangerous](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RickyDangerous)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664/4 "2005-02-14T12:08:08Z")

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> [@bing](#):
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> cant remember how thick you need the spacer to be…
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> use your 25mm ones.

too much haslle … i need a 5mm to clear my works. I’m looking for a way to use 5mm for both my 17’s and 15’s. 7 spoke or tear drop would be perfect

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### Author: ![TM1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tm1/32/5517_2.png) [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2005, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664/5 "2005-02-14T12:23:23Z")

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25mm still isn’t enough actually…

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### Author: ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-tear-drop-brake-clearance/83664/6 "2005-02-14T12:33:02Z")

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> [@TM](#):
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> 25mm still isn’t enough actually…

how do u figure that? mine clear with the 25 just fine.