well, all you purists can sleep easy tonight. I just checked the clearance and the fronts only have 1/2" between the calipers and the wheel, which may explain alot why there's so much brake dust on the wheel, not withstanding putting ceramic pads on would help. The backs have about 2 1/2 inches of clearance. I think the covers looked fine, all in all, and I would have spray painted them my own color anyway, w/o any names on them and I think they would have looked just fine. The covers require an inch, so w/o spacers the covers won't work on the fronts. Sleep tight.