bigger rotors?

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  1. 71 Comet

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    Are there any 13" rotors that will fit a Maverick disk brake spindle? I will be making my own caliper mount so that is not an issue. At the maverickman.com site it shows Brittany Alicea's Comet with 13" rotors but no details as to what or how. Thanks Paul
     
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    I don't know how they did it but I can tell you how I planed on doing it. Start with a drum spindle remove all the drum stuff so you have the spindle and hub. Buy 13" cobra rotors and slip them on to the hub. Using the four backing plate mount bolts for the caliper adapter bracket. It is the same way that Stainless Steel brakes and wilwood make conversion kits for early mustangs. This way is a whole lot cheaper
     
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    Interesting.
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    Or you can take a stock 5 lug rotor, have it put on a lathe, and cut off the actual contact patch area leaving you with a 5 lug hub to slip 13 inch rotors on. Seen this done on several other cars.
     
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    Any ideas if you have disc spindles?
     
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    What I said above.
     
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