So to continue in this series and not get anybody confused with the other brake rotor thread, this thread will cover the 11" 2 piece rotor and upgrade path.
This one will be a lot more involved than the OE size rotor and it will require sourcing out more parts and as a result be little more expensive, but it will allow the BG people to use an 11" rotor with the OEM caliper.
1: A Kia BG knuckle will have to be used due to it having shorter caliper mounts and making this possible.
2: The Kia hubs will have to be swapped out for normal BG hubs since they have a larger OD
3: The lower strut hole on the struts will have to be lengthened vertically or the same thing done to the knuckle, your choice
4: A bushing made by Ferdi will have to be used to allow the tie rod to be installed upside down to match the height of the one from the original knuckle
5: The OE caliper will require some grinding to allow the use of the larger rotor
This may seem like a lot of work but there are a couple of positive aspects of using this knuckle.
1: The bearing/hub in relation to the strut mounts is higher up by about 1/4-3/8" thus lowering the car a little without affecting your suspension geometry
2: The ball joint mount is 1/8" lower which again helps with suspension geometry
3: The obvious one is allowing the use of 11" rotors using a custom caliper bracket
The pictures below will help explain it all.
This one will be a lot more involved than the OE size rotor and it will require sourcing out more parts and as a result be little more expensive, but it will allow the BG people to use an 11" rotor with the OEM caliper.
1: A Kia BG knuckle will have to be used due to it having shorter caliper mounts and making this possible.
2: The Kia hubs will have to be swapped out for normal BG hubs since they have a larger OD
3: The lower strut hole on the struts will have to be lengthened vertically or the same thing done to the knuckle, your choice
4: A bushing made by Ferdi will have to be used to allow the tie rod to be installed upside down to match the height of the one from the original knuckle
5: The OE caliper will require some grinding to allow the use of the larger rotor
This may seem like a lot of work but there are a couple of positive aspects of using this knuckle.
1: The bearing/hub in relation to the strut mounts is higher up by about 1/4-3/8" thus lowering the car a little without affecting your suspension geometry
2: The ball joint mount is 1/8" lower which again helps with suspension geometry
3: The obvious one is allowing the use of 11" rotors using a custom caliper bracket
The pictures below will help explain it all.
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