01 suzuki grand vitara mission critical!

[lukasmcdukas]

can anyone tell me, off the top of their head, if an 01 suzuki grand vitara/geo tracker/chev tracker has free or captivated brake rotors?

friend of mine has one that needs new rotors and i offered to do the work if they're not captivated.

my chance to play with her boobs may or may not be on the line here so any help is greatly appreciated and any photos will be posted later.

so come on. do us all a favor!

thanks in advance!

 

[Draenor]

A rotor is a rotor.

 

[dirtyoldman]

Not sure what you mean by ''captivated"

 

[Texas Jim]

Not sure what you mean by ''captivated"

Some rotors are just held on by the wheel being on the vehicle.
You take the wheel off... take the caliper off...take off the rotor.

Some rotors (a few) are made all in one piece with the hub.

In other words... to replace the rotor... you have to buy new hubs...because the hub and rotor are all made together.

 

[lukasmcdukas]

meaning are the rotors inboard or outboard of the actual wheel hub assembly. i just had the rotors on my nissan replaced, they were 'captivated' (inboard of the hub assembly) whereas my buddy's passat has 'free' rotors that are outboard of the hub assembly and dont require disassembly of the hub to replace.

 

[dirtyoldman]

Not sure what you mean by ''captivated"

Some rotors are just held on by the wheel being on the vehicle.
You take the wheel off... take the caliper off...take off the rotor.

Some rotors (a few) are made all in one piece with the hub.

In other words... to replace the rotor... you have to buy new hubs...because the hub and rotor are all made together.

So,this one is captivated?

 

[lukasmcdukas]

Not sure what you mean by ''captivated"

Some rotors are just held on by the wheel being on the vehicle.
You take the wheel off... take the caliper off...take off the rotor.

Some rotors are made all in one piece with the hub.

In other words... to replace the rotor... you have to buy new hubs...because the hub and rotor are all made together.

my nissan actually has separate rotors and hubs, but the hub must come off to get at the rotor. same principle as you described but they're actually two separate pieces.

im going over to look at it after work, i was just hoping someone knew off the top of their head so i could call NAPA and order the parts at lunchtime.

thanks for the input anyway guys.

 

[lukasmcdukas]

Not sure what you mean by ''captivated"

Some rotors are just held on by the wheel being on the vehicle.
You take the wheel off... take the caliper off...take off the rotor.

Some rotors (a few) are made all in one piece with the hub.

In other words... to replace the rotor... you have to buy new hubs...because the hub and rotor are all made together.

So,this one is captivated?

bingo.

 

[DarrenWS6]

well then un-captivated rotors FTW. All trucks seem to have that setup.
Sorry to be of know help, but I learned something today

 

[lukasmcdukas]

yes definitely uncap FTW. capt'd rotors are a pretty shitty idea.

design: "let's make a 4wd truck that's awesome offroad, great on gas, and tough as nails"
management: "sounds excellent! but make it a total bitch to work on so they have to come back to us for repairs so we can squeeze as much cash outta the suckers as possible"
design: "ok! just keep signing my paychecks and i'll make it however you want it!"

assholes.