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IVA and front calipers
L5W - 6/6/09 at 11:15 PM

Hi,

When I collected my kit, MK said the standard sierra front caliper would no longer pass IVA since part of the caliper itself protruded outside the profile of the wheel.

Is there an alternative caliper that can be used to ovecome this?

Cheers

Lee

cd.thomson - 6/6/09 at 11:26 PM

Chippy - 6/6/09 at 11:26 PM

Hi Lee, I may be wrong, but cant see that the Sierra one wouldn't comply as it doesn't stick out as far as the mudgaurd bracket. Think you may have been given some duff advice. I would be inclined to go to your local IVA centre and get the word from there. Cheers Ray

blakep82 - 6/6/09 at 11:32 PM

iva manual says any wheel nuts/studs, hub caps etc must be blunted, but otherwise sounds like nonsense to me! link below for the IVA manual, i can't find anything in there that says any calipers won't pass

FEZ1025 - 6/6/09 at 11:42 PM

Not that familiar with either an MK or Sierra stuff, but if the inspector cannot get his 100mm ball to the caliper he can't fail it. However if he can then it must conform to minimum radii.

Alan...

ReMan - 7/6/09 at 07:48 AM

Are you sure it was MK and not Mr Wilwood who told yo this

Sounds bolloc*s

Ben_Copeland - 7/6/09 at 07:55 AM

Wrap it in rubber

Sounds rubbish to me, also depends on the width and offset of your wheels !!!

[Edited on 7/6/09 by Ben_Copeland]

dunk3 - 7/6/09 at 08:14 AM

I was told the same thing about calipers when i spoke to phil at mk , he also said there will be no exclusion zone on the dash (i.e) behind the steering wheel.

matt_claydon - 7/6/09 at 08:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by dunk3
I was told the same thing about calipers when i spoke to phil at mk , he also said there will be no exclusion zone on the dash (i.e) behind the steering wheel.


Then he's talking rubbish!

It really isn't hard to read the manual, it's freely available from the VOSA website, so I don't understand why these false rumours keep going round.

oldtimer - 7/6/09 at 09:14 AM

Just confirming that the old SVA exclusion zone remains in the IVA manual, same 127mm I believe. As far as I can see the brake calipers are just the same as any other piece of metal at the front of the car and need radiusing.

robinj66 - 7/6/09 at 10:16 AM

have alok at this thread - especially the posts on 5th June
Linky

ReMan - 7/6/09 at 10:59 AM

Hmm. perhaps a Dax bar is the way to go

mad-butcher - 7/6/09 at 12:37 PM

hasn't jpindy3 just put an indy thru iva maybe worth asking him if he had any probs with calipers

tony

L5W - 7/6/09 at 03:10 PM

Hmm, sounds like i have been given some wrong info there then. Thanks for pointing this out

I've got the IVA manual downloaded now so will have a read through

Cheers,
Lee

FEZ1025 - 7/6/09 at 03:27 PM

Anyone got a copy of the hub image without creating an account?

Alan...