9" or 10" brakes

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65_Rat_Merc
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9" or 10" brakes

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Is there an easy way to tell if I have 9" or 10" brakes before I take them apart? I wanted to order up all the parts and didn't want to have to guess. Mine is a 65 404 4-door with a 200-6 and a C4.
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Re: 9" or 10" brakes

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Unbolt a wheel and measure them?
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65_Rat_Merc
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Re: 9" or 10" brakes

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Well yea, I was just hoping there was an easy way, like all the 6 cyl. autos had 9" brakes or something like that.
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Re: 9" or 10" brakes

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More than likely it has the smaller brakes but really the only way to know for sure is look. Historically the 6 cylinder would have gotten the lowest denominator parts, they weren't meant for performance.

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65_Rat_Merc
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Re: 9" or 10" brakes

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That's kinda what I figured, thanks for the input!
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