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1800es Brake Rotors 1800 1972

This is a new thread because the last thread was a while back.

RockAuto.com has the rear rotors at about the best price and they are just fine. They do not have the front rotors. They think that they do, but what they ship don't fit the 1800. Thier calipers are fine and a great price.

Nobody would turn the front rotors for me becasue they are below spec. The rotors are solid and fairly thick. I had a shop turn them for me, just kissing the surface and making them 90% true. I had a brake line shop (think diesel truck..) Make a .050" thicker set of brake pads. I was surprised that the cost was not more than new pads. I had used them prior for shoes for a '53 Imperial I own and they saved me bucks. Now I use them for relining clutches and all sorts of stuff. They find my requests humorous, but do the work very well.

So... don't get rid of your 1800 front rotors and if you find some mounted on a junk car, collect them. No one is making the tall hat rotors and it does not look like they will be. I am looking at the idea of having a rotor plate made that will attach to the exisiting hat after it is turned to a specific thickness. I am sure that nobody will manufacture this part as the liability issues would have to be tested, but seems to me a reasonable solution.






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New 1800es Brake Rotors [1800][1972]
posted by  outatime30  on Sun Jul 27 05:02 CST 2008 >


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