[DeTomaso] Rotors........Again!

[Ron Graves]

That's quite odd.  For that Wagner part specified for 65-67 mustang the thickness should be 0.81 inches.  Over span of several years I acquired about 3 pairs.  All 0.81 inches new.
Ron


---- Ian H <ihannington286720mi at comcast.net> wrote: 
> OK, so my wagner rotors finaly came in today and they are two 
> piece........Perfect!
> 
> The backset is pefect
> The rotor diameter is perfect
> The center hole is perfect
> 
> But the damned rotor is too thick.  WTF!  They are .940"  The EBC rotors I 
> bought are .820"  The Pantera rotors were probably about 21mm or appox. 
> .820" when new.
> 
> John, is this the way yours were?  Did you have to have them turned or grind 
> the calipers?
> 
> Ian
> Who is getting ready to say  F*&% it and just use the EBC's
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <fresnofinches at aol.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 4:20 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] MUSTANG ROTORS - WAS: Which Loctite
> 
> 
> > Ian,
> >
> >
> >
> > This is too late for your installation, but it bears repeating.
> >
> >
> >
> > John Taphorn has reported there IS a replacement 66 Mustang rotor that
> >
> > is still supplied as a two piece unit. Hub/hat unit and a separate rotor, 
> > the
> >
> > two of them held together with the wheel studs.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is an important design detail. Read on.
> >
> >
> >
> > He further states that the shoulder size for the studs in this unit is the 
> > same
> >
> > as the stock Pantera metric studs. Thus, you remove the metric studs from
> >
> > your OEM rotor, remove the SAE studs from the new rotor,? and swap your
> >
> > stock studs to the new assembly.
> >
> > Your only mismatch will be the Pantera hub dust cover does not fit the
> > Mustang hub.?
> >
> >
> >
> > This item is supplied/made by Wagner. They are an old time USA brake 
> > system
> >
> > parts manufacturer, and no doubt tooled up for these Mustang units decades
> >
> > ago, unlike the new China manufacturers. To save costs, the China units 
> > are
> >
> > all one-piece hub/rotor pieces. Likewise, to save costs, Wagner continues 
> > to
> >
> > make theirs as two piece units - as originally supplied by Ford on the 
> > Mustang.
> >
> >
> >
> > Additionally, John says the separated rotors can, with perhaps some minor
> >
> > caliper grinding, be a direct swap for the REAR rotors, too. John has done
> >
> > this install personally.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have four of these sitting on the shelf, and hope to do the install this 
> > winter.
> >
> >
> >
> > Wagner part # is 60209. Made in the USA!!
> >
> >
> >
> > RockAuto (located in Wisconsin) website shows they will sell, and ship,
> >
> > TWO of these to my CA address for $145.89 - not each,? but BOTH.
> >
> > Required dust covers are DORMAN # 13975:? $2.98 each.
> >
> > Go to their home page -
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/8afqsp
> >
> > Click 'part number search', punch in 'BD60209' (leave the other selection
> > windows blank) and you're there.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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