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Paul R

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29th Feb, 2008 at 06:03:54pm

i am currently looking into fourpot calipers for my mini, the mini spares alloy fourpots are the ones i am interested in at the moment due to the ratings that people have given them over the mini sport ones and other people. i know they are not quite KAD quality but they seem to be rates quite highly.
the thing that has made me think about getting them is the fact you have to grind the pad down in places, what is in volved in doing this is it difficult and are there any fourpots which you do not need to do this?

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29th Feb, 2008 at 06:06:12pm

?? I havent done this on mine?? The kid i bought them off may have but i have never heard of this.

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miniminor63

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29th Feb, 2008 at 06:34:35pm

its very little you have to grind of, if at all. I did not have to do it at all last time I changed pads on my minispares 4 pots.

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29th Feb, 2008 at 06:53:04pm

i was reading it on there site, what pads do you use so you dont need to do this?

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AlexF2003

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29th Feb, 2008 at 07:00:04pm

isnt it just the top corners you have to knock off?

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Paul R

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29th Feb, 2008 at 07:08:14pm

im not sure i i have never looked or owned a pair, if its only a little bit than needs to be done then awsome

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miniminor63

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29th Feb, 2008 at 07:10:59pm

its a very small bit at the maximum. The carbon metalic pads I bought did not need any grinding.

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29th Feb, 2008 at 07:19:01pm

my mini will be mainly for the road and trackdays so i dont think ill really need pads like that lol

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graemec

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29th Feb, 2008 at 07:23:18pm

Just need to trim down/ chamfer off the corners that are near the middle of the disc - 2 minutes with a grinder or hacksaw.

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Carlos Fandango

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29th Feb, 2008 at 07:26:06pm

or about 3 min with a file.

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1st Mar, 2008 at 10:50:28am

I know of a few people running these callipers including myself. None of us have ever bothered to grind anything off. They are very good callipers.

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