^^^ i dont count on nuttin till its bolted back together and im driving away with new parts and theres no funny noises... force of habit. been "modifying" crap for a lot of years. nothing is certain, lol.
second job let me put truck on rack and mess with it tonight. rotor min thickness stamped on back of rotor was 36.0. mine measure 38.8. good there, but pads are toast. thats a little relief at least. any recommendations on pads? i prefer softer pads that dont chew up rotors. dont care about dusting issues.
just so happens an instructor here has a 01 f250 7.3 and happens to be a certified ford tech familiar with the trucks. he handed me the keys and said pull it in and take a tire off if you need to. sweet! put calipers on everything and most all critical pieces are identical to mine with the exception of lug studs. looks like quigley off center drilled the 8x170 holes on the hubs instead of just doing an additional set of holes, then inserted larger shanked lug studs. then they just over drilled the rotors to fit studs. thats not an issue because the rotors seat on the hub quite snug.
so i think what im going to do is order some hubs and talk to the machine shop here and ask what would be easier for them to drill out. the original holes off center or another set opposite of the 8x170 pattern. found out today i can order whatever i want through the school as long as i have them tax it first. should save me some serious coin and leave me a little jingle in mah pockets
ill keep you all posted with my findings.