Originally Posted by
cobba
How does the pad placement look on the other side of the caliper?
Front and rear IS adapters for the same size rotors are different sizes because front IS mounts are set at 160mm and rear IS mounts are set at 140mm.
Comparing a flipped 160mm rear adapter to a 160mm front adapter, I'd be surprised if the pads were contacting the rotor properly.
Well, at the risk of sounding impertinent (that is not my intent), if the pad, as shown in the photo I provided, is contacting the rotor properly, then wouldn't the OTHER pad be the same? Yes, both pads appear to contact the rotor properly - the top of the rotor, as shown in the photo, is level with the top of the pad. If I mount the adaptor the correct way, with the arrow pointing up
on both front and rear, the pads only hit about half the rotor.
This (and as well as other things in my life) is why I am confused and though t to ask you fine folk for your opinion.