I want to upgrade to a big brake kit. Currently running 35’s on 15” AR23’s. I’m running centramatic wheel balancers which I love and would definitely want to keep using them. Looking for input as to whether they can work together
Will Vanco big brake kit fit with Centramatic balancers?
- Thread starter connor grimes
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I can’t comment about the 15” but I am running the 16” BBK and the caliper saddle comes out past the rotor and binds with the centramatics. You can run spacers if you want to keep them. I have thought about trying to reshape them with a bead roller but haven’t tried yet. I spoke with centramatic to see if they had any ideas to reshape but they had nothing.
I am running Centramatics with the 15/16" Vanco kit. Mine do not have the dimpled offset that the newer ones seem to.
Ooh that's interesting. Would you have the model number of the balancer you are running? And any pics?
No numbers. All I know is that they are flat all the way out to the rolled tube with balancing dust inside.
Wait a second, LOL, I just pulled the wheels off my TJ that I bought last year and it had these on there. I assumed they were some sort of dust cover and deemed them stupid, so I didn't reinstall them.
What exactly do they do? Does it mean I don't have to balance my wheels?
What exactly do they do? Does it mean I don't have to balance my wheels?
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I've run mine with both the 15 and 16" settings on the BBK, they worked fine with both.
I don't run Centramic balancers. I don't install them. I have no idea what they do and don't clear. Not far removed from not knowing which 15" rims clear the 16" kit. Some do, some don't, best way is to do a fit check and see.
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You still need to balance the wheels. At best, Centramatics will compensate for small imbalances caused by mud, ice, a lost weight. And they create a quiet, but noticable washing sound at low speeds. I'll be switching to a different bolt pattern soon and I doubt I will make any effort to keep Centramatics as part of the wheel assembly.
I have the BMB 16” kit on my LJ, if you wanted to bring a wheel and the balancer over we could install it to see if it fits. I’m in Long Beach 405 just south of the 710.