my issue with the spacer was this. i did not order the actual jegs 3/8" spacers becauase of cost, and i figured i could get them locally. i was sort of wrong. the ones i got were like mentioned above..a little more than 1/4" but not 3/8"..so 5/16"ish. i am pretty sure they are a metric. but they hit. is that 16th the issue? i think so. it is not hitting by much. but with only 1/16th clearance...i am going to work on the calipers a touch and try to make the thinner (3/16") spacers i also have work. it should eliminate me from having to change out the $140 in studs. here is hoping.
the rears...are ever so slightly rubbing. i was able to move the car...thats how i knew there was an issue. not only did the calipers pluck the stick on wheel weights, they ground the inside face of the star part of the wheel.
why is my car different? im not 100% sure. but looking at the calipers, you can see that the castings are not very precise, and that there could easily be more than one type of the same brake caliper on these cars...so a 1/16" tolerance (the amount that is in question and rubbing) could be the difference.
i dont view this as a big deal to modify these calipers, more so of a heads up to fellow mustang owners.
