Caliper Shims, For caliper alignment Options

[pek771]

I put new rotors on the rear, and have rebuilt calipers (by Goldline in Seattle). Brake disc rubs on the caliper by a little. I am going to put in some 12mm (diameter) shim washers between the calipers and wheel carrier. I suspect sitting for 40 years may have forced the trailing arm to bend a little. The washers are different thicknesses from like 0.1mm to 0.5mm

Anyone ever seen this caliper misalignment before?

[sechszylinder]

Honestly, I've never seen brake discs rubbing on the caliper (assuming rebuild or new parts) on the rear.
What was the condition with the old caliper ?
Using washers between caliper mount and the caliper itself is a quick but a really dirty hack.

And no, the mounting bracket for the dust cover does not goes between the rear mount and caliper.

Maybe your offset results from a not correctly mounted rear axle stub (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

BR

Benno