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I am thankful that somebody finally reproduces these 2 piece rotors. I've been collecting "thin" ones for years.
Anybody need some hard to find 2-piece paperweights?
I'll sell them cheap but the shipping will kill you!

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eBay them.

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Dan, I give you credit for speaking your mind. Maybe not always agreeing but glad the young people of America are standing up to be counted. You to Tommy M. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Speak up, its America. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif There are hundreds of issues like this one that need to be addressed in our country.

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I am thankful that somebody finally reproduces these 2 piece rotors. I've been collecting "thin" ones for years.
Anybody need some hard to find 2-piece paperweights?
I'll sell them cheap but the shipping will kill you!

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A simple solution, since the back half rarely wears out, would be to manufacture only the rotor half and replace just that part. The rotor could be turned after being mounted on the hub to make everything true. I've replaced a lot of rotor hats on 4 wheel drive trucks and swedged new studs in them so I know it's not all that hard. Wouldn't be that different on one of those old hubs. It's not like re-inventing the wheel or anything.....

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Here is my 2 cents.....no matter where they are MADE , they are still reproductions and the very SMALL crowd (and I mean small) that wants original and/or NOS wouldn't buy them ,if they were MADE IN THE USA. These are for the mass market, if you will , that make up the other 99.99 percent of the hobby we are in. It would be GREAT if we could get back to "made in america" on everything , but I think we all know that is wishful thinking.

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Dan, I give you credit for speaking your mind. Maybe not always agreeing but glad the young people of America are standing up to be counted. You to Tommy M. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Speak up, its America. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif There are hundreds of issues like this one that need to be addressed in our country.

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I thank you for your support. Diversity is one cause that makes this country so great. We don't always have to agree, nor should we always but as long as we can understand and respect each other we're all fine by me.

And to add some more color to this conversation- has anyone been following the protectionist movement Obama has set forth against Chinese tires? His protectionist action stop the dumping of cheap tires in US markets. Some agree/disagree but for those supporters of this plan, Obama is very much protecting the American tire manufacturing industry which has been ailing since 2000.

-Dan

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Leave Obama out !!

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This is a good first step and hopefully more will follow; for instance, the unsafe toys flooding this country....Obama or not! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif

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I priced having rotors made here a few years ago.
One of our supplier's local foundries would do the casting and the company I work for was going to do the machining.
Keep in mind that I only pay production costs, no margins on the machining.
My end cost on the rotors were $221.87 per rotor, without the hub.
That was when a blanket order of 250 pieces was to be placed.

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Kim's correct.........why do you think Wal-Mart has been so successful? Like it or not it's a price driven marketplace, especially right now, and as long as people keep demanding cheap (by what they purchase) there will be somebody willing to provide it. While there are many of us that are willing to pay more for many things if they are "Made in USA" that still represents a miniscule percentage of the total marketplace. Just my $0.02.

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Jake