[Shotimes] SHO vs. T-Bird bolt patterns

[Steve Tatro]

You know, I've had the wheels off of lots of cars, done brakes on lots
of cars, and I just can't see how drilling a new hole pattern in the
ROTORS helps at all.  The studs are not attached to the rotors, rather
the rotors typically held on to the hub by the wheel being on and
properly torqued.

Am I missing something here?  If I drill a 5x4.5" hole pattern in my
existing 5x4.25" rotors, the rotors won't fit onto the studs, right?

God, I must be having a bad day :^(

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 166k miles
Cincinnati, Ohio



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Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 3:26 PM
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Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO vs. T-Bird bolt patterns


Well you don't redrill them in the same holes!  Sheesh.

You put a new pattern in between the original one.  Then swap the studs
to the new pattern.  If the rotor is beefy enough, you shouldn't have a
strength issue.  In theory, you could adopt just about any pattern.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

None of us is as dumb as all of us.



"Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net> wrote on 04/10/2003 03:15:09

PM:

> Okay, I'm a moron.  What good does it do to re-drill the rotors?
> 
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 166k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of 
> Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 2:59 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHO vs. T-Bird bolt patterns
> 
> 
> Do you mean redrilling the wheels?  You could redrill the rotors 
> instead. I'm trying to find someone to do that on my truck, but it's 
> proving to be a problem.  Most shops don't want to do it for insurance

> reasons.
> 
> 
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
> 
> -'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
>    ShoShop y-pipe
> 
> -'95 White MTX
>    '96 Brake Upgrade
> 
> None of us is as dumb as all of us.
> 
> 
> 
> shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 04/10/2003 02:15:07 PM:
> 
> > Nope, different bolt circle pattern. At least one individual has
> > re-drilled a set and made them work. Don't know if that is advisable
> or
> > not.
> > 
> > Tim
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Noack, Jason" <Jason.Noack@ihrco.com>
> > 
> > > This may be dumb but I saw one with I thought was Probe GT Wheels?
> Anyone
> > > know if those will fit?
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