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When my shop is wired I'll do this. Has anyone ever machined a 2wd hub/rotor to fit 4wd rotors? I havent measured it yet but it looks doable. The main reason is I'm tired of paying thru the nose for rotor/hubs when they wear. I think the 2wd have enough meat to cut away the rotor and face off the thickness of the 4wd rotor face so when they wear you simply slip a $40 4wd rotor. No bearings no grease no mess. And best of all $$$ left for beer.
Im driving a 3 ton industrial brick of lead at 70 MPH. The absolute last thing I would ever try to find some dollars in would be the brakes.
Its more of a challenge than a savings. For decades cars came with separate hub and rotor or drum. Ford bean counters figred combining them saved them 2 cents and so they passed that "savings" onto us. So Im going to put my skills to work on this and keep yall posted. I will have 4wd rotors on my 2wd Ex. Btw notice how much meat they give you on new rotors? By the time I need to rplace the pads I'd have to undersize them. Also bearings last longer than pads an rotors.
Yeah, I mean, the price difference definitely sucks. I can remember going in for brakes on my 2WD and wondering why the box was so heavy. . . is that the way they are yet today? Or do they all have the separate rotors?
might run into an issue with the caliper back spacing, but I don't see why not...
I thought about that. Once I pop the studs out I Can Face Off the amount equal to the thickness of the four-wheel drive rotor I don't know how much thickness is left after that no. That will determine whether I leave it the way it is or go back to the expensive rotors. It's kind of like getting one over on Ford
If the offset allows it it shouldn't be too hard. If you have to machine much off the surface remember that you'll be loosing support on the wheel studs. If offset is an issue you could look at rotors for different years and models of trucks (F-350, 450, etc) as well as front and rear, you might find a better fit than 4WD Ex rotors.
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