http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=849791

check out my second reply

 

[QUOTE=tried4x2signN;51437448]yeah dude... 79-80's are different...

Do me a favor though and see if a Tacoma rotor will slap over the hub, then use a IFS caliper...

whoops. After you do this...








Well I tried this... The caliper doesn't fit...
Grinding the 80' hub, that is a 2" piece of EMT, the hub spins on it to make kind of a lathe. It grinds evenly this way.

No go...




I'm going to look at this some more tomorrow, were getting some nasty weather right now. Weather center is calling tornado warnings. But, if this doesn't work I'm going to go with Jake's method of using the IFS hubs and bolting the caliper to the other side of the ears. He has been running that way for a while with no problems, and everyone I've read about switching the side the caliper bolts to has had no problems. Let me know if anyone has read about this being a problem. I'd like to see a pic of it too...

 

Hey i am also stuck on trying to find the right rotors ive been running around trying to find the 79-80 LC rotors and keep ending up with the ones with two bolt holes. My question is did you ever try the longers studs or did you ever find any information on the longer studs working??

 

I ended up going with Jake's method. I'm working on a build thread that will have it in there.

 

So I've started the restoration of my 79/80 toy 4x4, I've owned it many years just got around to cleaning her up, but I need help with wtf ever is going on here, hub welded to the rotor?

 

they are designed to move laterally on the hub. this helps them line up with the brake pad better when the brakes are applied, ensuring a better braking surface.