Now that I've done it... yes, it does make sense.
Thanks! I reconditioned my front right, but when I got to the front left (@ 10:30 last night) I realized it was not an ATE. I don't know if it's a Bendix or a Girling and I don't care, but it has a seized piston, so I've ordered a reman. I know, I know! I should replace both the fronts as a set, but I'm a beginning teacher (at almost 42) so the average salary for high school graduates in NC is higher than mine. (not much, but still...)
By the way, my rear calipers each had a seized piston, so I installed some Cardone remans last week. Cardone did
NOT position the elevations correctly. In fact, 2 pistons were in random positions and the others were upside down. And one of the pistons they used, though it seems to be the correct size, was apparently not from an ATE caliper --or at least not from the same year-- because its elevation marks were about 180 degrees apart instead of about 240/120 degrees. The other thing is that one of the rubber dust caps on one caliper was deformed and pinched by the retaining ring and the other one had a small hole in it.
I wonder if Beck/Arnley pays attention to these little details more closely. It might have been worth the extra cash to not spend 30 minutes repositioning those 4 pistons. That and the fact that the non-rust finish was scratched in the process. (Don't these re-manufacturers do any research? Don't they wonder what those elevations are for???)