Reply to "Upgrading brakes"

Ron,
I wonder how many Pantera owners don’t use a torque wrench to tighten their lug nuts! But seriously, I have measured the run-out of my rotors with only two lug nuts holding them on (tightened by hand), and it measured ZERO. Once again, if the rotor (incl. hat) is true and the face of the stub axle is true, there’s no issue with mounting the rotors on the outside of the hub. That’s how Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc. mount their rotors. In fact, I believe De Tomaso mounted them like that on the ‘90’s Si models (with Brembo brakes).
Your comment “and if this was meant to be why didnt it come from the factory this way ?” surprises me considering the major changes you’re making to your braking system.
On the subject of brake hats, be aware that the Wilwood hats, that most Pantera owners use, are notoriously “un-true” when new. Every one of them should be checked for run-out prior to installation. Marino Perna (Pantera East) told me that he checks every single one he sells, before it goes out the door. He went on to say that a startling percentage of them are “out” by some degree, and need to be re-machined in order to make them perfectly true.