Did you measure them with a dial indicator? People usually mistake pad crap for warped rotors. If they really warped that easy they were cut too thin.Originally Posted by Farrar
Location: Taylors SC
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Did you measure them with a dial indicator? People usually mistake pad crap for warped rotors. If they really warped that easy they were cut too thin.
Dave S
DMC Midwest - retired but helping
Greenville SC
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No, I haven't bothered buying a caliper to measure them. I just figure I'll replace the discs before I put the car back into regular service.
3.0L, automatic, carbureted
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I believe its been about a decade since they were offered, but IIRC, Ed Uding had a nearly bolt-on solution with spacers for the stock front calipers
and a pair of drilled and vented front discs from a European Ford Granada (not sure if the 4x100 bolt pattern was stock or machined in a drill press).
These were available at DCS 2002 in Memphis at Ed's vendor table. Again, IIRC, there was only one display set, but you could order them at the show.
I am not sure how long this kit was marketed or how many units were sold, but I think I have a kit (or a knock-off kit) with one of my project cars.
I will try to take some photos of the rotors and/or calipers with spacers, the next time I am out at my shop.
Last edited by Rich W; 08-21-2013 at 07:20 PM. Reason: fixed type-o's
Location: Buffalo MN
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A homebrew solution would be to source or fab the spacers and then put together a custom hat & rotor combination suitable to our car.
Nick
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I had put brand on new front rotors and within six months the brake pedal was pulsating. I don't drive hard could this mean I have a stuck caliper?
Location: Taylors SC
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Yes.
Dave S
DMC Midwest - retired but helping
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I have a set on the way from delorean uk so once they are in will review them.
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Right now we have 200 sets of new made vent disk in the harbor of Amsterdam waiting for customs.
It is a bold on dick fro the front, no spacers and what ever is neat, it will come with the spacer set for the existing calipers.
We will sale it as a complete kit, disk set spacers and new seal kit for the calipers it self.
In 4 weeks we have it on the website with the performance parts.
Ed Uding
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Awesome Ed I just made a thread about this
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This looks like a good simple setup, What are the brands and part number of the calipers and rotors? Thanks
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