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Originally Posted by Mike
if their rear rotors are thicker, a shim won't do anything. There is only a finite amount of space between both sides of the akebono caliper with pads installed.
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This is true, but Equinox is referring to our craftily designed and perfectly CNC formed caliper shim/spacer (and seals) that slightly spaces the two halves of the rear caliper apart perfectly... just enough to allow a much needed thicker, better ventilated 2 piece rear rotor to fit.
Unfortunately I have learned the hard way that this business is full of idea steelers, copy-cats, sheit talkers, and even back stabbers
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Needless to say, I have a lot of company & personal time and money (and favors) invested into this awesome two piece rotor design and am very proud of what we have come up with. It really took some real innovation to design and create this rotor kit, and to make it work with the Akebono calipers and improve over the stock rotors as much as they do.
With all that said, I actually was not wanting to say too much about the design and what it took to make the rear two piece rotor work with the caliper in here just yet in fear of a few potential copy-cat companies stealing the design and idea. I mean, I am sure there are probably at least a couple frustrated companies looking at this right now scratching their head and saying "why didn't we do that"? etc. I mean, honestly if you search around other forums you will see it has taken a few companies almost two years figuring out how to make the front 2 piece rotor and they still haven't figured out how to make the rear two piece work! Some companies have been promising that the front and rear two piece rotors have been coming for almost two years now. Honestly, I understand first hand now what they were up against. These were NOT an easy task.
I am proud of the solution we have. It couldn't work better.
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Originally Posted by Mike
the only solution with a thicker rotor is thinner pads.
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Not necessarily...
I wouldn't bet on that
