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<blockquote data-quote="tobyw" data-source="post: 1566822" data-attributes="member: 16413"><p>At first, I was bumming thinking the same thing. But, after thinking about it some more, there is actually no relationship between a tweaked axle housing and the mounting of the rotors or calipers. It's all in the knuckles... If the housing is bent, so be it, but it has no bearing on the distances between the caliper mounting ears and the face of the unit bearing mount - that is all cast and machined into the knuckle itself. The axle housing could split in half, but the relationship of the rotor and caliper would not be affected (collateral damage aside :redneck<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> If I were to try and assemble this knuckle/unit bearing/brakes without that tapered shim, it wouldn't work, so I am still guessing this is a factory fix for crappy tolerances? As a side note, there is a similar shim on the passenger side, but I have't torn that one apart yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tobyw, post: 1566822, member: 16413"] At first, I was bumming thinking the same thing. But, after thinking about it some more, there is actually no relationship between a tweaked axle housing and the mounting of the rotors or calipers. It's all in the knuckles... If the housing is bent, so be it, but it has no bearing on the distances between the caliper mounting ears and the face of the unit bearing mount - that is all cast and machined into the knuckle itself. The axle housing could split in half, but the relationship of the rotor and caliper would not be affected (collateral damage aside :redneck:) If I were to try and assemble this knuckle/unit bearing/brakes without that tapered shim, it wouldn't work, so I am still guessing this is a factory fix for crappy tolerances? As a side note, there is a similar shim on the passenger side, but I have't torn that one apart yet. [/QUOTE]
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