Minimum brake disc thickness?

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Author Message   Jack Quinlan (Jsq) Member Username: Jsq Post Number: 250 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 03:57 pm:    Please refresh my memory. The search didn't do much for me. I'm thinking 13mm, but I'm not sure. How thick would a new one be?   Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1385 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 04:05 pm:    Series I Disco is either 12 or 13 m/m-or .0512" Never bothered to measure a new one as the ones I've taken off either didn't have all the pieces (shattered rotor) or were so badly cracked they needed replaced. Peace, Paul   Jack Quinlan (Jsq) Senior Member Username: Jsq Post Number: 252 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 04:58 pm:    so if mine are currently 13.5mm...   Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 701 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 06:50 pm:    ...you're okay but if you're doing the wheel bearings anyway, i would spend $200 or so on a pair of new rotors. peter   Peter W. Pfeifer (Pwp) New Member Username: Pwp Post Number: 19 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 08:22 am:    Paul that would be .512 , .0512 would be one scary thin rotor......heheh Peter   Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1388 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 08:59 am:    Damned misplaced decimals!