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Old 03-02-2007, 07:27 PM
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Question Minimum brake rotor thickness?

OK. I've searched until I'm blue in the face, so I give up.

Does anyone here know the minimum front and rear brake rotor widths? I need a hard number. The only numbers I've come across are 1.025" minimum front and .875" minimum rear. Does that look correct?

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Old 03-02-2007, 08:10 PM
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I wore both of mine below minimums. For a 99 996 c2:
Front 26.6mm
Rear 22.6mm
Old 03-02-2007, 08:12 PM
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The numbers you show are correct.
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The numbers are on the rotor "hat".
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OK. Thanks.
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why do you need to know the exact number? for me, i just eyeball it cause i go through rotors once a year
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I have German in my blood and therefore a need for precision. Until I figure out what OK and Not-OK looks like, I want to be able to measure the rotors with a micrometer and find out where I stand relative to the specs.

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