tbuelna, thanks so much for explaining!
The problem with putting a stud or anything that self locks from the back side of the bracket.. it takes away from the thickness of my bracket which i don't have a lot to begin with. And the second problem is.. unless it's a jet nut or something small, I...
Guys I understand your concern being this is a safety critical application but that's why I'm on here asking for ideas that maybe it's something I haven't thought of yet.
MikeHalloran, I only have so little thickness because the calipers were designed for a Porsche but I'm retrofitting the...
Thanks you for the feedback guys!
gruntguru I most likely will thread into a spare bracket and see what it will torque up too.. but..
Wanted some more opinion...
If I can torque the bolt comfortably to it's torque spec on my bracket... what would the benefit be to using an insert then?
Does...
Tmoose, no this is a Porsche caliper made by Brembo that's used on Porsche's PCCB system.. the Porsche Carbon Ceramic Braking system, it's a very high end caliper with ceramic pistons and all that. It's also forged and very light, I'm retrofitting it onto my Tesla Model S P85D so I can knock off...
Actually that countersunk with nut might not work unless I also use a standoff on the screw before the nut goes on.. the nut might not be able to go on because where the nut would eventually secure and sit.. is a counter bore area wide enough just for the diameter of the socket head style bolt...
Brian, haha yea I've used this same username for over a decade.. my first business was designing titanium alloy parts for r/c cars back in high school, then I did high end headlight design and retrofits and now I own an auto body and mechanic shop and been working on performance vehicles for...
Hi! This is my first post and wanted to get some opinions from you guys.
I'm retrofitting a brake caliper from another vehicle onto my vehicle and I designed a bracket to bolt a brake caliper onto the car but due to space constraint I'm limited by the thickness of material where the caliper...
