Re: FW: Jeep 4.0 in an American?

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: I have used a brake lathe to cut down rotors before (Did that with some 
J20 rotors to get 15" wheels over them by using J10 caliper brackets) If you 
are slow and careful (especially when you are down to the vanes) it works, 
but the balance may be off (for an offhighway vehicle with 35 mph top speed, 
it wasn't an issue)


From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: FW: Jeep 4.0 in an American?

" From: farna@xxxxxxx
"
" Well, 5/16" larger diameter will still add a little braking power, but
" not likely enough to be worth making a new caliper bracket.

agreed.  unless it's the only rotor you can get...

" Now I wonder if the rotor will fit the existing caliper bracket.
" There may be enough clearance there.

hmmm...  could be.

" If not, the rotor could still be turned down to fit, so it may
" become a part source when the Concord rotors start getting hard to
" find/pricey (gettting the rotor turned down won't be cheap though).

if you could just find someone with a lathe big enough, actually
turning it oughta be pretty fast and easy.  maybe you could modify a
brake lathe to do it.

napa book says the concord/spirit rotor fits '79-'83 so that widens
their supply a bit.

" One of these rotors needs to be priced! I wonder if it
" fits a Dakota or some other DCX product?

no, as far as i can tell.
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