rotors

R.Smith · Post by **R.Smith** » Mon May 02, 2011 6:17 pm

Anybody here ever buy new rotors for a camper special? I just called Advance and they quoted me 100 bucks a piece! Seems awful high to me.

cep62 · Post by **cep62** » Mon May 02, 2011 7:32 pm

My local carquest has a $130 list with a $78 wholesale price.
check http://www.rockauto.com/
maybe they can do better.

robroy · Post by **robroy** » Mon May 02, 2011 7:53 pm

Good day R.Smith,

I don't remember how much I paid for them, but in 2008 I was able to buy Canadian-made rotors through NAPA. They had to do some extra searching for them though since it seemed like almost all rotors were made in China.

Robroy

1972hiboy · Post by **1972hiboy** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:04 pm

yeah most are made in china but I think bendix makes them in Brazil too. those are sapposed to be the better ones. I would check your old ones and see if they could be tunred down a little bit and re-use them.

Mancar1 · Post by **Mancar1** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:41 pm

That is about right, give or take some $$$. I agree that if your old ones can be turned within specs why not use them?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:46 pm

86.99 here in kansas for a 71 F250 2wd per side.

mrollings53 · Post by **mrollings53** » Tue May 03, 2011 12:14 am

Oreilly's has them listed for 87 and 150 a piece. The 87 dollar rotors are "Brake Best Select" brand and made in canada according to the photo; the 150 dollar rotors are Wagner brand. The same part number for the Wagner rotors on Amazon.com is listed for 79 bucks. Never thought I could shop amazon for car parts like those.

I think I spent about that much when I repalced the rotors and calipers back in '06.

mrsnicks · Post by **mrsnicks** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:55 am

Make sure you're comparing apples to apples... Some places sell just the rotors. Some places sell the rotors + hubs.

Patrick

R.Smith · Post by **R.Smith** » Tue May 03, 2011 7:19 pm

Well..ordered a pair today...and pads and bearings. The rotors are Canadian. I can live withthat. 89 bucks each. The passenger side rotor is too far gone to turn.

robroy · Post by **robroy** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:03 pm

Well done!!!

mrollings53 · Post by **mrollings53** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:41 pm

R.Smith wrote:Well..ordered a pair today...and pads and bearings. The rotors are Canadian. I can live withthat. 89 bucks each. The passenger side rotor is too far gone to turn.

Is that a common thing among the bumps. When I pulled my front discs off after they failed the passenger side was about 1/16th of an inch thick on the inboard side. I'm worried that I didn't fix the problem when I replaced the rotors and calipers.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:18 am

mrollings53 wrote:Is that a common thing among the bumps. When I pulled my front discs off after they failed the passenger side was about 1/16th of an inch thick on the inboard side. I'm worried that I didn't fix the problem when I replaced the rotors and calipers.

your caliper was sticky. and rubbing down the rotor. it happens all the time with disc brakes.

mrollings53 · Post by **mrollings53** » Wed May 04, 2011 4:43 pm

Good to know. I was really hoping my spindle wasn't tweaked or something causing the mounting tabs to be off center.

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