Grove brake caliper rub

[paul romine]

I have an older style of Grove wheels and brakes that came with my TCOW kit.
After a few hundred landings I noticed that the out board side of the caliper is rubbing the inside of one of my 26" Goodyears.
I had thought about making a spacer to space the rotor out from the wheel to move the caliper farther inboard.
I understand that the new style Grove wheels have the rotore spaced more inboard than mine.
Anybody run into this, and what was your fix?
Thanks
PR

[mike mcs repair]

on cleavlands you grind the offending brake pieces edge down so they don't rub (with-in reason of course) used to be very common with the old airstreaks.. not sure on grove...

[cpthazard]

Hi Paul, I haven't ever suffered the problem you're talking about but at the Alaska Trade Show I met Robbie Grove, I'm pretty sure if you call and talk to him he'd have a fix for you in no time. A straight up guy and his product quality is First Rate.

Good luck, Dennis

[paul romine]

Dennis,
I'll give him a call. Thanks
PR

[snowyriver]

I bought my wheels 2 yrs ago and had the same problem with 29" tires. Robbie makes a 1/8" spacer that fits between the rotor and the wheel half. You can also make one fairly easily...just about a 1" wide circle with the bolt holes in it. Don't forget to upsize your wheel bolts.

[mike mcs repair]

I bought my wheels 2 yrs ago and had the same problem with 29" tires. Robbie makes a 1/8" spacer that fits between the rotor and the wheel half. You can also make one fairly easily...just about a 1" wide circle with the bolt holes in it. Don't forget to upsize your wheel bolts.

also pay attention to the caliper pin lengths/engagement when you add spacers to disc...

[bob turner]

Cleveland worried about that with 8:50s. Contact Robbie - he is destined to take over all these kinds of components. I run his brakes, master cylinders with reservoirs, and Decathlon gear legs (on the Dec, of course). All of his stuff is superb.
the spacer is a great idea, but I bet Robbie has the definitive answer.

[T.J.]

Cleveland makes an aluminum spacer ring to move the disc farther from the tire. Be sure and do as Mike says if you use a spacer ring. The pins on the calipers must engage the holes in the torque plates enough to prevent them from twisting out of the plates. Don't ask me how I know this. I'll lie to you.

[aktango58]

Did ole Bear Dog help you one day TJ?

If I were to use a spacer between the wheel and the disc, I would want full engagement on the disc to spacer, and spacer to wheel. If you just had small spacers at each bolt (like a washer behind the disc), the disc can warp a bit when brakes are applied, and may eventually break the disc at the edge of the spacers...

Seen the results of a disc coming apart on a short strip, and it is bad.

Not saying that was the idea mentioned, just thought I would put my thought out there.

[paul romine]

Just got off the phone with Grove. They have a kit to space the rotar 1/8" from the wheel with longer bolts.
I should be back in the air this weekend.
Thanks for the good info.
PR