wrong size rotor. will it work?
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wrong size rotor. will it work?
A local car shop recently shut down in my home town and i was able to get a set of front baer eradi speed rotors for very cheap brand new. unfortunately, these are for the base c6 and i have a z51 car. the diameter of the eradi speeds are just slightly smaller than that of my stock z51 rotors. the brake pads stick out maybe a 1/4 inch past the rotor. If i were to just install these would there be any dangerous side effects? or possible damage to my car? or should i just try to sell them on the forum and cut my losses? I was really looking forward to adding these to my car :/
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I have used base rotors on my F55 car (same brakes as Z51) for the past 50K miles, because the GTO spare wheels won't fit with the larger calipers. I only use those wheels at the dragstrip, but don't want to change rotors anymore.
I've had a lot of 125 mph stops that seem no different from the other rotors with 2% more surface.
Pads will make far more difference than rotor size.
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I'm no professional mechanic, but every part of me is thinking no go. Overhang cant be a good thing...in almost any reference. Sell them on eBay or Craiglist for a profit if you got them for an amazing price.
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All you need is the smaller brackets. Its the same pads and calipers. Only the rotors and brackets are different. It is an easy swap. Personally I would sell them and stay with what you have.
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