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Old 02-19-2010, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by HPIA4v2 View Post
On my last brake change just to satisfy my curiosity of answering the debate, "can you turn an OEM rotor and change the pads during brake job?"; I took out my Mitutoyo caliper (OK not micrometer but that all I have), and for the front rotors:
old rotor 28.7mm
new rotor 30.5mm

the back of rotor stamped, min 28.5mm, so No can't turn rotors (cause I believe once you turn 28.7mm it'll probably be around 28.5mm or less).

That's on 2002 4.4i.

BTW, I put mine in recycle bin but co-worker told me scrap metal place will pay by the pound on that hunk of steel maybe offset some of the cost but I just don't have time.
Thanks for the info. I read were 10.2mm was the tell factor for replacement. I measured my entire width of my rotor and it is at 29.8mm. I wondered if the place I read that 10mm was just the measurement for just one plate, not the ventilation part of the rotor. So I measured it. What is the official way to measure?
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