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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: ABuseO on June 14, 2007, 02:43:46 AM

Title: Rotor thickness
Post by: ABuseO on June 14, 2007, 02:43:46 AM

How thin can the rotors be before you cant turn them anymore?

Title: Rotor thickness
Post by: gearheadE30 on June 15, 2007, 04:28:47 PM

Sorry, don't know the answer, but BMW rotors are made to be replaced rather than turned in order to reduce unsprung weight, and are also fairly cheap.

Title: Rotor thickness
Post by: ABuseO on June 16, 2007, 12:33:58 AM

Such an answer suffices.

Title: Rotor thickness
Post by: m44power on June 16, 2007, 05:54:51 AM

minimum disk thickness : solid 10.7mm, ventilated 20mm, rear 8mm