Can you get brackets to make the x2 calipers 180 instead of 183

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7 posts & 6 voices | Started 2 years ago by postierich | Latest reply from postierich

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postierich - Member

Asking as I am in the market for some new brakes and I already have the rotors 180/160

Ta rich

Posted 2 years ago #
cynic-al - Member

I doubt a missing 1.5mm of rotors will matter much.

Posted 2 years ago #
singlespeedstu - Member

Just use Shimano adaptors.

Posted 2 years ago #
b r - Member

Buy the brakes with rotors, ebay what you don't need?

Posted 2 years ago #
thisisnotaspoon - Member

Presumably they'r all the same (appart form avid who have extra spacers), as you can buy forks with different sized mounts, it'd be a pita buying forks for 7" rotors when you need 180mm (for example). I imagine the difference between a nominal 6" calliper/rotor combo (hayes) and a 160mm rotor/calliper (shimano) is in the calliper.

Posted 2 years ago #
AndyPaice - Member

If they're post mount type adaptors then just file off 1.5mm of material from the top of the adaptor. If you mark it before starting the filing then you should be able to get a clean finish.

Just the reverse of the use of washers between adaptor and caliper to increase from 180mm to 183mm.

Shimano adaptors are £5 each and are nice soft aluminium for filing.

Posted 2 years ago #
postierich - Member

Looking @ prices on wiggle i,m better off buying the full set and selling the rotors!

Ta very muchly

Posted 2 years ago #

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