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Thread: NB sport brakes clear 15x7 et27 Watanabe RS8 when installed on an NA?

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    NB sport brakes clear 15x7 et27 Watanabe RS8 when installed on an NA?

    Wanna upgrade 1.6 pots to 1.8 sports if possible.

    I have 15x7 SSR Comps (known OK to fit) but they don't really match the style I am shooting for.

    Realize its' a bit of a long shot, but anybody have any experience with the 15x7 et27 Watanabe RS8 fitment over NB sport brakes?

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    @HarryB has 15x7 RS8s and Sport brakes, but his car is NB. Don’t think there’s any difference in fitment for NAs.


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    Can confirm they fit, you can see pics on my build thread. Fronts were closer to what I wanted to the caliper carrier, so for piece of mind I run 3mm spacers all around, but I have used the car for short distance driving without them and it is still OK

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    Quote Originally Posted by HarryB View Post
    Can confirm they fit, you can see pics on my build thread. Fronts were closer to what I wanted to the caliper carrier, so for piece of mind I run 3mm spacers all around, but I have used the car for short distance driving without them and it is still OK
    Thank you!

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    Wait a second: Sport brakes are bigger than standard 1.8 NA/NB brakes...
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    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    That’s what I was asking...

    Will the larger NB *sport* brakes (brackets, calipers, rotors) when bolted-up to an NA6 clear the Wats?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
    Wait a second: Sport brakes are bigger than standard 1.8 NA/NB brakes...

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    NA6 with sport brakes should be the same with a NB2 with sport brakes; so the answer is yes. Mine is a NB2 with sport brakes, and the exact same wheels fit fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HarryB View Post
    NA6 with sport brakes should be the same with a NB2 with sport brakes; so the answer is yes. Mine is a NB2 with sport brakes, and the exact same wheels fit fine.
    Ahhh...sorry. I was misunderstanding. For some reason, I was thinking you hadn't confirmed having Sport brakes
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