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is there another/better solution?
Get proper length tube nuts, they come in sizes from 10mm long up to over 30mm
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/search/?term=pivot%20nut
gbj_tester
excuse me while I ask some fairly basic questions during my first bike build...
I'd taken my SRAM apex brakes off my focus cayo 2005. when I took them off, each had one spacer/grommet at brake side and a nut which screwed onto the thread from the rear.
I am transplanting these onto a 1990s steel frame. when I put the rear on, it fit fine and I was able to nip the nut up tight, with the spacer included. however, the front would not nip up and stayed loose/wobbly (the fork is not is deep on this frame as it is on my focus.) so what I've done is taken the spacer/grommet out of the rear brake (nipped that back up fine) so that I now have two spacers/grommets on the front. that let me nip up the nut finger tight. it's not super tight - tight enough that it's stiff but still 'loose' enough that I could alter brake block alignment.
my question is - will this cause me any issues at the rear or front? e.g. the front protruding too much now or the rear not enough? if so, is there another/better solution?