Large ball joints, small ball joints, & Aussie spindles & brakes

cudamark said

First you have to find out what parts you have now.....U.S. or Aussie if they're different. As for driving with thin rotors, it would depend on how undersize they are. When it comes to the Kelsey Hayes U.S. brakes, the specs were over-conservative. I personally have no problem cutting them .030 under the limit. The most that can happen is they get too hot and warp, causing a pedal pulsation. Until that happens, save up your money for the new rotors. I doubt you will find a good quality brake swap costing under $500 unless you buy used.

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From what Bazza was telling me, these are still the original rotors, Girling brand, which met the Aussie "Native Content" rules Back in the Day. Car has 81K miles on it, and you can't make out the "Min Thickness" script inside the rotor as they're pretty crusty, so this all seems to make sense, in my opinion.

Don't recall the Min Spec of these rotors (it was in the Manual), but you're .030" under is "right there", as I measured about .020-.025" under with my caliper, if memory serves.

And they are warped. Don't feel too bad around 30 MPH or so (city speeds), but I wouldn't want to hit them hard at 65 or so.

Dairy Queen runs? Sure!

Cross country/Power Tour? Hell no!