Heavy Duty Rotors 1996 XJ?

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Mar 25, 2020 | 12:25 PM

318SixPack

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From: East Tennessee

Year: 1996

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 242 cui

Heavy Duty Rotors 1996 XJ?

Looks like Rock Auto has two choices in the heavy duty category of brake rotors for my 1996 XJ Sport. Raybestos and ACDelco:

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...hub,rotor,1896

However, I've noticed some complaints about Raybestos parts around here, and their HD variety is about the same price as ACDelco daily driver class. I looked on Amazon and the same part numbers are not quite as good a deal, even with free shipping vs. paying shipping from Rock Auto.

Is there any durability/lifespan difference in the heavy duty rotors vs the regular duty choices?

Also was going to order clips, boots, and pins while I was at it. The AC and Raybestos use the exact same picture for some of the illustrations and I have a suspicion from some of the comments here that they are made in the same plant anyway.

Mar 25, 2020 | 12:32 PM

Steve Hayes

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From: Fredericksburg, VA.

Year: 2001

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

Just beware of counterfeit parts when buying off Amazon. Be sure you recognize the seller supplying the parts. You might also check the PNs on Summit and Jegs for their pricing.

Last edited by Steve Hayes; Mar 25, 2020 at 12:35 PM.