So I match the Patrol - and 6 is better than 5...Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
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So I match the Patrol - and 6 is better than 5...Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
you've tried FJ40 rotors, ifs minitruck rotors, 88-98 1/2t chevy rotors, taco rotors? Would it be kosher to make some kind of spacer so you could use thinner rotors? Probably not...
what he means is when the patrol runs out of tires borrow some from the CJQuote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
What calipers are you using that wont allow you to use a rotor wider than 7/8"?
some 4x4 S10 Chevy calipers - are they 6 lug?Quote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
Have you tried 88-98 Chevy 1/2 ton front rotors?
s-10's are 5x 4-3/4"
is there a reason why diameter does not matter?
I have not tried the 88~98 Chevy rotors yet, but I will. The diameter doesn't matter too much because I can put the caliper where ever I need to.Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
custom brackets...
why not use toyota ones? you can't argue with 4 pistons and i'm sure you have a couple laying around, if not I do. one $4 adapter on each side gets it back to SAE stuff...
They are a fixed type of caliper. You really need to have a floating type - the S10 ones are only $15ea.Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
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Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
i assumed you were building custom brackets but does the shape of the pads not matter. they are set for a certain rotor diameter. seems you should use matching calipers and rotors... or did i just read over the part where you are going to do just that?
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Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
floating calipers are only necessary if its a single sided piston. calipers with piston(s) on each side should be fixed and let the pistons do the floating. it'd be easier to build your brackets for a fixed caliper.
seems to me that floating would give you a little more flexibility on where to put your brackets though, since it's a hard mounted caliper body vs one on sliders
cause that is how he wants to do it