Fake R/T?

Dimas · Post by **Dimas** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:55 pm

Ok so far I took of the rotor and everything and tried to place autozone 53009 (cant rmember if exact) rotor but it was too big, so i head to autozone return em and apparently the guy said i dont know have the r/t brake system.

i mean its possible to fake a car and make it lemon, when did the r/t and srt-4s have the brake system, since I have the F in the vin and the 6 disc cd abs and all goodies so far of R/T but just found out the brakes arent can anyone explain?

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:20 pm

You have rear discs and a magnum intake?

I would say it's an R/T, that guy is full of shit

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:01 pm

Or the previous owner swapped the rear brakes before trading it in, but from what?

atom · Post by **atom** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:10 pm

When I got rotors I remember the guy asking me which of 3 different sizes I had, so chances are the idiot is giving you the wrong part.

jckevns · Post by **jckevns** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:00 pm

take your old one in and see if they can match it up
i love autozone as a store but if you got the wrong guy behind the counter its not even worth the drive to the store

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:50 pm

Check with the dealer for prices, they may be fairly competitve and they always ask for the VIN, so there is a pretty good chance you will get the right parts for your car. It isn't 100% foolproof but usually right. Then if they don't match you know somethin's up. if nothing else they would prolly tell you the correct ones.
Edit: PM BBR and I'm sure he could tell you.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:23 pm

I doubt its a brake swap. Make sure he didn't give you srt rear discs.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:01 pm

SRT rear disks are the same diameter just alittle thicker. You can actually use them without a prob.

Dimas · Post by **Dimas** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:25 pm

I have no prob. with Autozone or Advance I live right next to both so I'm in heaven and in debt lol, but yea I looked up online found the part number went to Autozone watched the guy look it up 2003-dodge-neon-2 L HO- R/T and SRT4, gave him the rotors that I had looked up online so they matched, but the rotors on my actual car were actually smaller.

There was no mistake in store or online, its just I don't know, I have cermanic headers, check my garage to see, the VIN has the "f" in it, dual exhaust, power everything 2.0L magnum badge, K&N filter and whatnot, gauge cluster says 140mph max but thas prob. stock on everything I don't know, 6 disc cd changer on the back of the car but anyone can put that on. Yes, rear disc and abs.

Atm, I only replaced the front rotors and pads, which freakin costed more they weren't SRT/R/T about 40 a piece or so, so torqued everything, wheels on torqued them too, then bled them as well.

So far good results, barely tapped brakes and responses well, lil or no vibrations like last time, but prob. from rear rotors since they may be warped as well, plan on replacing them later on. As soon as I got home they were steaming prob. since new and it is cold outside.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:21 am

By smaller do you mean in diameter or just thinner? Like I said Black Rose Racing will prolly help you out. He would need your last 6 digits at least of the VIN to match your car. Or any Dealership could tell you. There is no sense in

Edit: and the 140 mph/tach clusters were not available on the lesser Neons. 120 mph and tach was optional/ part of a package. I'm sure it's an R/T just some weird option/package that has different brakes. Who knows, it may be worth more.

Dimas · Post by **Dimas** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:39 am

My stock rotors were smaller in dia. than the ones I bought at Autozone believe the 53009 PN, heh unique indeed bought it some damn blue stripe on it, wish it was black.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:47 am

I almost forgot about this sticky! you could measure yours and figure out which ones you have.
http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=27929
Edit:
Damn, after looking at that again all the rear disc should be the same size diameter!

Is there any legible numbers cast into the rotor?

the pn# you gave was for the front, prolly just got them mixed.
The autozone pn# for the rears is 5375, but they don't give specs. as I'm sure you know. Just in case, or for others reference: http://www.autozone.com/N,14400855//sho ... ultSet.htm
Or is it the front that you had problems with? I assumed it was the rear, since you said you installed the front and drove it.

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:22 am

any chance they gave you two sets of front rotors?

Dimas · Post by **Dimas** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:17 pm

No I didn't get them mixed somehow my post got changed along the way I never said I was doing my rear brakes, I was ONLY changing the FRONT rotors and pads and PN 53009 from AutoZone for the R/T didn't fit my car.

So if they don't fit my R/T then what kinda of effin car do I have?

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:02 am

just off hand, i'd say, dont buy any parts from there, since they don't even have thier part numbers correct. why don't you try somewhere else

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:40 pm

Hmmm... checked an online dodge dealer (2 actually), and they don't specify diferent rotors between R/T and base model, not saying that's correct, but they do specify the different cams. just seems weird. So did you get the right ones?

Dimas · Post by **Dimas** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:35 pm

I did end up gettin ones that fit I believe they were for the SXT models, so far so good I suppose, barely tap brake and I begin to stop will check the pad wear in the morning.

jmr · Post by **jmr** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:47 pm

Been there done that. I needed to replace the rotors on my 03 R/T so I told the Autozone person that it had ABS brakes. When I got home and pulled the rotors out of the box they were an inch bigger and a little thicker than my stock R/T rotors. They gave me SRT rotors by mistake, R/T's use the standard base diameter front rotors not the heavier SRT rotors.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:39 pm

I bet the doofs and autzone gave you sRT rotors... that is my guess

Dimas · Post by **Dimas** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:48 pm

yea at autozone for some reason they have the R/T and SRT setup the same and the other choice is except for R/T, so it may just be autozone idiots