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Old Jul 26, 2022 | 06:06 PM
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Hey. Got a friend with a 1999 limited. She needs front rotors and pads. I find listings for 78mm and 82mm I dont really have time to get over there and measure, before i go over to change them out. Is there a way to tell without pulling the wheels off. Thanks
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Old Jul 26, 2022 | 07:50 PM
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A possibly helpful thread
https://www.jeepforum.com/threads/an...n-hubs.360959/
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Old Jul 27, 2022 | 03:42 AM
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Thanks it was helpful...sadly it tells me i have to yank off the wheels and measure...but you have to do what you have to do..thanks again
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My understanding is that it was a mid year change.
The date of manufacture might help figure this out.
For instance if it is 11/98 thinking the older ones.
Get around 5/99 for a date thinking could go either way.
I retired out of a Napa and we would sell you both and tell you to bring back the ones you don't use so......
LOL.
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Im being lazy...no big deal to pop off a wheel. Thanks for the help
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Had a similar issue a few years back but later found that a previous owner had swapped out one of the front hubs and it did not match the other hub. So one of my front discs had a different depth than the other. I never noticed it as it actually worked, but caused a problem with centering the wheel which was picked up by a shop that I had doing a wheel balance later on. I guess the lesson with these old Jeeps is you may need to verify both sides and not just one side.
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Thanks that link worked great. The outer rotor face to top of hat was 2 1/8 ...and the metal where the studs come through was thick so that means 78mm rotors
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