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need some help finding the right brake disc to purchase

richie60
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04 Apr 2012 13:38 #36920 by richie60

need some help finding the right brake disc to purchase was created by richie60

Sorry to sound a bit thick on this one, but i'm confused as to the correct brake disc to buy for my 08 Jimny.

Done some searching on the web and it appears there are 2 different sizes based on the hub hole centre, one being 107mm (the cheaper one) & the other is 108.3mm.

As far as I know, my vehicle is 16V DOHC and the VIN NO. is 00352222.

I have a feeling that i'm going to need the expensive discs! Can anyone advise?

Richie

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04 Apr 2012 15:07 #36924 by Obarno

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For your car you will need the one with the bigger hole.

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05 Apr 2012 09:23 #36962 by adamatdraycott

Replied by adamatdraycott on topic Re: need some help finding the right brake disc to purchase

I'd be worried about needing a set of discs on an 08 plate

What is wrong with the old ones?

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05 Apr 2012 12:30 #36965 by richie60

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They're warped! Only 27000 on the clock, but you can feel the shakes when you brake, also when braking under slow speed, you can feel it through the brake pedal.

The OEM parts must be cheap metal!

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14 Apr 2012 16:09 #37569 by Juggernaut

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I'd take the front brakes apart and clean them. Mine was pulling right and shaking the wheel pretty bad, of course I thought discs. But when I tore them apart to install the new ones I saw that the left caliper wasnt closing all the way due to crud. I usually try to look and fix before I order parts, but I got lazy and now I have new discs I didn't need.

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14 Apr 2012 18:44 #37579 by facade

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Check that there isn't a seized calliper when you fit new discs.

Modern pad material wrecks discs if you use the brakes: 15-20,000 from a pair of discs is normal around town, especially if the car stands idle some of the time.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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