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Message started by Tate on 08/30/09 at 8:44pm

Title: floater
Post by Tate on 08/30/09 at 8:44pm

wheres the best place online to get a floater

Title: Re: floater
Post by Chad_E._Jeffreys on 08/30/09 at 9:37pm

Speedway motors has a real nice complete floater minus the 3rd member for about $700.00. Chad

Title: Re: floater
Post by Tate on 08/30/09 at 10:05pm

thanks can any one explain how to tell if it is a one peice rotor

Title: Re: floater
Post by W1CK3D R4C1NG on 08/31/09 at 8:14am

the one that speedway sells is a two peice rotor... a two peice rotor is were the rotor bolts to the hub, instead of the hub and rotor being one solid peice... i looked for a minute to see what speedway had to offer in a one peice design, but didnt find anything... your best bet is to get ahold of Richie McGowen or some of the other drivers that run the floaters and see were they got theres... or call around...

i just found www.9inchfloater.com theres prices are pretty decent compared to speedway, and im sure they'll have a one peice design that you need for the hobby stocks

Title: Re: floater
Post by TIM_BEWLEY on 08/31/09 at 4:40pm

ask bruce what he has in the 22 car. i know it has a floater in it.

Title: Re: floater
Post by imracin68j on 08/31/09 at 5:07pm

I would get a coleman floater. They sell a lightweight one now for not much more and it's really nice. The workmanship on it is top notch.

Title: Re: floater
Post by 17t_racer on 08/31/09 at 7:13pm

TIM_BEWLEY wrote on 08/31/09 at 4:40pm:

ask bruce what he has in the 22 car. i know it has a floater in it.

I am running the same floater! It is a two piece but I was told it is leagal in Bako!

Title: Re: floater
Post by lmfan01 on 08/31/09 at 7:22pm

as long as its NOT a light weight two piece rotor its legel. We looked and couldnt find any one piece rotors for floaters so that is what is allowed.

Title: Re: floater
Post by Tate on 08/31/09 at 7:36pm

thanx everyone

Title: Re: floater
Post by Tate on 08/31/09 at 8:13pm

weve decided to get the speedway floater 60 in but wich calipers do i need?

Title: Re: floater
Post by W1CK3D R4C1NG on 08/31/09 at 8:35pm

you can use metric or standerd... you'll need to order a set of caloper mounts... you can use any caloper you want as long as its ment for a 12 inch rotor thats 1 inch wide... those are the measurments of the rotor you will get with that rear end... and of course it has to be a single piston caloper for the hobbys and street stocks... the caloper mounts you order will work with stock calopers also...

metric calopers bolt holes are like 5 inchs apart and non-metric are like 7 inches apart...

Title: Re: floater
Post by TIM_BEWLEY on 08/31/09 at 9:02pm

the rotors are .810 in width. just over 3/4" and under 1". i myself would run the same calipers on the rear as on the front. (3400 lbs car) but that is just me.

Title: Re: floater
Post by TIM_BEWLEY on 08/31/09 at 9:26pm

this one $649.00 reclaimed housing

Title: Re: floater
Post by Tate on 08/31/09 at 9:51pm

thats the one i ordered

Title: Re: floater
Post by W1CK3D R4C1NG on 09/01/09 at 7:05am

not sure if you know how to put one together but its real easy... it doesnt come with instructions but its easy to figure out... it comes in about 40 peices... oh and just a heads up... you'll get 2 bags of bolts to bolt the rotor to the hub... you wont need the nuts that come in those bags... i just put mine together not to long ago, and it was buggin me that there was extra parts... the hubs have there own threads and dont need the nuts... Thanks Tim for giving him the right numbers... i knew i was off, but i just wanted to give him a close idea what it'll be...

on page 2 of the Tech threads is one i started tittled "floater rear end question" Tim gave me a step by step instructions how to put it together... might be usefull to ya...

Title: Re: floater
Post by Calif54 on 09/01/09 at 9:36am

If you're looking for a floater, I have a new Winters 60" centered with hubs, axles, rotors, new US Brake calipers with Wilwood pads including brake lines and upper pull bar bracket for $450. Purchased new over the winter and run about 4 races this year before I bought a new car- roller and I am parting out the old one.

Located in Visalia. Give me a call.
Chad Patterson
559-303-1799 cell
559-738-8193 office

Title: Re: floater
Post by hogracer3d on 09/01/09 at 9:51am

Watch out for Randy's Race Mart, the bankrupted on me while I had a bellhousing ordered and paid for.

Then along comes the official BK letter, and if I wanted to fly to MO and contest it