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 Post subject: Score!! Disk Brakes
PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:26 pm 
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So yesterday i bought a set of 8.4 metro brakes for $900 i think its a score, get to pick em up next week, friend is holding onto them now for us :lol: sooo happy, might even buy wheels next week too 8) its allll coming together, if only i could contact this painter friend :( anyone got anything helpful to add please tell me. sorry was a tad excited and had to share

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:39 pm 
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prolly a stupid reply but u do know u need 12 inch wheels for 8.4's. in ur avatar the car has tens, but i hope u knew that, anyway well done, 900 is quite good!!

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:41 pm 
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yep got that sorted, prob getting them when i pick up the wheels, tis gonna be a good trip :D i will be :D all the way home

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i bought some 8.4s for $336 a little while ago :D

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Sshhh! don't wreck his high! :lol:

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his are metro ones though :)

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I'd call it a score if my mate didn't do 9 1/4 inch disc conversions for about that fitted :P

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:( you guys are mean....coulda been excited for me lol, time to delete my account here....maybe i will be accepted somewhere else 8) as if, i dont know if they are metros....i think they are, does that mean they are 4 pot callipers? :?:

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:06 pm 
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the brakes i got are just plane old moke 8.4 dics metro turbo ones are vented 8.4 and have 4pot callipers but im not sure about plane metros

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:09 pm 
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oh they might just be ordinary ones then, are your cheepys in good condition?

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not very good, i only bought em for the hubs which only one was good anyway

discs were ok fairly worn one caliper and hub were perfect the other wasnt too good though bearings were ok and ball joints were ok but you replace them anyway

it wasnt a bad buy

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oh okay well mine are useable :P lol so it's still a score :lol:

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i used to live in picton :)

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oh really? cool, well i actually live like 10 mins outta picton. do you have msn?

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