W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

are w211 e55 and 210 e55 have same rotors?

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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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are w211 e55 and 210 e55 have same rotors?

I have seen few websites list that w211 e55 and w210 e55 are interchangeable,,
is this true ?
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Must be a typo or misleading as the W211 has larger/thicker brake rotors
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anyone have the specs on the w211 rotors for comparison?
And why the heck are w210 rotors much more expensive compared to w211 e55?
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211 front rotors are 360mm diameter, 36mm thick and weigh 33lbs.
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the w211 are cheap like 120 bucks each,the older e55 uses a floating rotor and its way more money.
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Originally Posted by skratch77
the w211 are cheap like 120 bucks each,the older e55 uses a floating rotor and its way more money.
I don't really see the big deal about floating rotors, I wish some rotor company would make a regular nonfloating replacement rotors for the w210
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Originally Posted by skratch77
the w211 are cheap like 120 bucks each,the older e55 uses a floating rotor and its way more money.
W210 E55 OE front are 2 piece rotor but not floating, not removable aluminium hat and rotor. Only 2 pieces floating rotor are offer on E63.
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