While adding a spare set of these is a great idea, in my case and probably most other folks, this would be expensive insurance. The pair on my car now are in good shape. If they are made, the new pair will reside in a box in the garage until such time as my car might need brakes, I purchase another '68 Imperial that needs front brake rotors, or I later pass them along to another desperate owner of that era Imperial. If they ever actually got installed on my car, the new rotors would never get enough use, at least from me, to wear them out.
In all of my years of driving disc brake equipped cars, I have only replaced one pair of rotors on a 1980 Lincoln Continental with tons of miles on it. It seems that if the brakes are maintained properly, and I am lucky enough to not over heat them during too many panic stops (which are rare), a good pair last nearly a lifetime. Come to think of it, it was seldom necessary to replace drums on my older cars systems. This was usually due to a previous owner allowing the shoes to become worn to the point of ruining the drums prior to having a brake job. For me, checking the brakes regularly has kept this from becoming a problem on the cars that I own.
Not stocking an extra pair for me is close to the same reason why they aren't being made anymore in the first place. The investment for something that is going to most likely sit on a shelf for 20 years (or forever) is too great, at least in the current bantered about price range.
Paul W.
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From: A. Foster <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:29:36 -0800
Subject: Re: IML: Rotor Count 67-69
Hi;
As a piece of advice to all of the 1967-69 Imperial owners interested in having these Budd rotors reproduced may I suggest putting yourself down for more then a single pair. From what I can understand this is a low quantity, one shot deal in terms of production, getting enough people together again for another run may not happen. So if you need a new pair of rotors in future you may be out of luck. Unless the company making these, or some individual, thinks it worthwhile to keep a quantity in stock there may not be any replacements other then the Supra route after this.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:27 AM
Subject: IML: Rotor Count 67-69
Group,
We now have a count of 62 rotors. I've also been informed that these rotors apply to half the 69's as well.... Here's the link to the list I have so far.
If you're not on the list, or I've missed adding you, you can contact me right from that page. Hopefully this will give Shaun an idea of what to quote based on numbers and we can also verify what Precision Brakes quote was in 2003 to current prices.
Looking forward to having working Brakes on Titanic.
Leslie
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