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For 1990-2009 cars only

Caution: Two different designs of the front brake rotors and front brake pads are used on this vehicle. Do NOT interchange first design and second design parts, or a loss of braking and personal injury could occur.

Application

Specification

Metric

English

Front Brake Pads

  • Taper

0.15 mm

0.006 in

Front Brake Rotors

  • Rotor Diameter, 15 inch Wheels

278.0 mm

10.9 in

  • Rotor Diameter, 16 inch Wheels

303.0 mm

11.9 in

  • Rotor Discard Thickness*, First Design Before VIN 5U129026

30.7 mm

1.209 in

  • Rotor Discard Thickness*, Second Design After VIN 5U129026

28.5 mm

1.122 in

  • Rotor Maximum Allowable Assembled Lateral Runout

0.06 mm

0.002 in

  • Rotor Maximum Allowable Scoring

1.50 mm

0.059 in

  • Rotor Maximum Allowable Thickness Variation

0.025 mm

0.001 in

  • Rotor Minimum Allowable Thickness after Refinishing, First Design Before VIN 5U129026

31.08 mm

1.224 in

  • Rotor Minimum Allowable Thickness after Refinishing, Second Design After VIN 5U129026

28.66 mm

1.125 in

  • Rotor Thickness New, First Design Before VIN 5U129026

32.20 mm

1.267 in

  • Rotor Thickness New, Second Design After VIN 5U129026

30.0 mm

1.181 in

Rear Brake Pads

  • Taper

0.15 mm

0.006 in

Rear Brake Rotors

  • Rotor Diameter

281.00 mm

11.06 in

  • Rotor Discard Thickness*

9.0 mm

0.354 in

  • Rotor Maximum Allowable Assembled Lateral Runout

0.06 mm

0.002 in

  • Rotor Maximum Allowable Scoring

1.50 mm

0.059 in

  • Rotor Maximum Allowable Thickness Variation

0.025 mm

0.001 in

  • Rotor Minimum Allowable Thickness after Refinishing

10.25 mm

0.404 in

  • Rotor Thickness New

11.00 mm

0.433 in

* All brake rotors have a discard dimension cast into them. Replace any rotor that does not meet this specification. After refinishing the rotor, replace any rotor that does not meet the minimum thickness specification.