Well those fancy two piece rotors didn't fit. They sure looked awesome. The rotor bolts were hitting the pad, and when we went to tighten the caliper bolts it was pulling the rotor too far in (yes the pistons were compressed) and not allowing the rotor to sit flush against the hub. A trip to autozone and $35 a rotor later we put ones on that fit. I'm sure we will be swapping those out to some nicer ones soon, but it got the car back on the road for now. We should have taken pictures.
That oil filter is kind of a pain to change too. Once we got the fender liner pulled back it wasn't too bad though.
That oil filter is kind of a pain to change too. Once we got the fender liner pulled back it wasn't too bad though.
The rotor couldn't sit flush even with the wheel pressing it in place. I've had some rotors where they are a little loose with the pistons all compressed and they don't sit flush until you put the wheel and lugs in place. As you know, the pistons were completely pressed in on yours. It was interfering with the caliper such a huge amount it there just didn't seem to be any way for the rotor and wheel to sit flush with the hub. Also, since the old pads were worn pretty evenly (inside and outside, not left to right) I don't think that interference was happening on the old rotors either. If the rotor was cocked over like that the pads would have been worn diagonally. It wasn't obvious to me which dimension wasn't right on the two piece units vs the cheap auto zone units, but by that time they fit and we weren't questioning it!