It depends on what type of rotors you have. Some have the hub pressed in the rotor, I know my 4x2 07 stx does. These are $$$ to replace ~$150 apiece for a good one. I got mine turned for $60 total.

FYI, if they do have the hub pressed in, you have to get them turned ON THE TRUCK. I spent a couple hours taking them off to drive around to find someone to turn them only to learn that it had to be done on the truck

 

um, mine is the same, the whole assembly comes off, we (read my dad) turned them on a brake lathe.


I think he has a special adapter from snap on, he also has the on car lathe too but its never been used.

 

I've bought new rotors that were warped right out of the box. Odds are probably extremely low of that, but it happens.

 

Turning is fine as long as you don't turn them past the minimum thickness stamped on the rotor.

 

Sorry to flog a dead horse, but I've got some questions about turning rotors. My 2007 XL has 36,500 miles on it and the vibration started about 6k ago. What started as just the steering wheel shaking a little bit during braking has now turned into the whole truck vibrating. I plan on taking care of this over the weekend but don't want to spend an arm and a leg on replacing the rotors and plan to have them turned. My questions are: 1. Where should I go to have them turned?
2. Would I need to leave them on the truck as I've read or can I remove them?

Again, sorry to bring up an old topic, and sorry for the rambling: it's been a long day.

 

Most auto parts store like Orielly turn rotors, and you can't leave them on the truck as the truck doesn't fit in the rotor machine!

 

If your rotor/hub is a one piece it will need to be left on the truck to have it turned. Your local dealer will probably be your best bet.

 

If it's a 4x2, you have the one piece rotors with the pressed in bearing and they have to be done on the truck unless you find someone with a machine that adapts to that type rotor. A good option is an aftermarket rotor that eliminates the one piece rotor. I think it is made by Centric and gives you a set up like the 4x4.

 

Good idea if you have more money than brains. They have to turn the rotors to make them and removing a little bit more doesn't make a difference. Many new rotors have to be "trued" (another word for turned) and the customer never knows it. If you warped your rotors and don't change your braking habits, they are probably going to warp again. Some brake designs are going to cause rotors to warp whether they are turned or relaced with new.

I had the rotors turned on my car last week at O'Reilly's. They charged me $8.00 each and said trucks were $10.00 each. Took me about an hour to remove and reinstall them. The new ones were $59 each for the standard ones.

I'm not a good example though. I've only been driving cars with turned rotors since they were introduced to regular cars in the 60s.