A method for producing an anchor bracket adapted for use in a disc brake assembly of a type wherein relative motion is between a pair of guide pins and a caliper housing, the guide pins being slidably disposed in non-threaded guide pin holes provided in an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the anchor bracket having a pair of non-threaded mounting openings formed in arms (104, 106) thereof for securing the anchor bracket to a stationary vehicle component, a respective one of each of the pair of non-threaded mounting openings being offset relative to a respective one of each of the non-threaded guide pin holes, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an as cast anchor bracket having two extending arms (104, 106); each of the arms (104, 106) including an inboard end (110, 122) and an outboard end (112, 124) connected by a bridge portion (114, 126); each of the inboard ends (110, 122) defining an inboard channel (116A, 116B); each of the outboard ends (112, 124) defining an outboard channel (118A, 118B); each of the bridge portions (114, 126) extending both continuously between the inboard and outboard ends and above the inboard and outboard channels (116A, 116B, 118A, 118B) so as to continuously span between the inboard and outboard ends thereof to provide material for a guide pin hole formed in each of the bridge portions (114, 126) which extends from the inboard ends (110, 122) to the outboard ends (112, 124) thereof; the bridge portions (114, 126) defining a rotor channel (120, 128) and including an underside portion located at least underneath the material provided in each of the bridge portions (114, 126) for the associated guide pin holes, the rotor channel (120, 128) adapted to accommodate a rotor; one of the inboard ends (110, 122) and outboard ends (112, 124) including a mounting opening adapted to receive a retainer to secure the anchor bracket relative to a vehicle component; at least one of the inboard ends (110, 122) and the outboard ends (112, 124) of the arms (104, 106) being interconnected by a tie bar (134, 136); (b) subsequent to step (a), machining selected surfaces (116A', 118A', 112', 90', 132') of the as cast anchor bracket including: machining for brake shoe assembly clearances only the faces (154, 156, 158) of each of the inboard channels (116A, 116B) and the faces (160, 162, 164) of each of the outboard channels (118A, 118B) of the as cast anchor bracket; and machining for rotor clearance only a portion of the two arms (104, 106) facing the rotor channel (120, 128) and not the underside portion of each of the bridge portions (114, 126) facing the rotor channel (120, 128). (a) providing an as cast anchor bracket having two extending arms (104, 106); each of the arms (104, 106) including an inboard end (110, 122) and an outboard end (112, 124) connected by a bridge portion (114, 126); each of the inboard ends (110, 122) defining an inboard channel (116A, 116B); each of the outboard ends (112, 124) defining an outboard channel (118A, 118B); each of the bridge portions (114, 126) extending both continuously between the inboard and outboard ends and above the inboard and outboard channels (116A, 116B, 118A, 118B) so as to continuously span between the inboard and outboard ends thereof to provide material for a guide pin hole formed in each of the bridge portions (114, 126) which extends from the inboard ends (110, 122) to the outboard ends (112, 124) thereof; the bridge portions (114, 126) defining a rotor channel (120, 128) and including an underside portion located at least underneath the material provided in each of the bridge portions (114, 126) for the associated guide pin holes, the rotor channel (120, 128) adapted to accommodate a rotor; one of the inboard ends (110, 122) and outboard ends (112, 124) including a mounting opening adapted to receive a retainer to secure the anchor bracket relative to a vehicle component; at least one of the inboard ends (110, 122) and the outboard ends (112, 124) of the arms (104, 106) being interconnected by a tie bar (134, 136); (b) subsequent to step (a), machining selected surfaces (116A', 118A', 112', 90', 132') of the as cast anchor bracket including: machining for brake shoe assembly clearances only the faces (154, 156, 158) of each of the inboard channels (116A, 116B) and the faces (160, 162, 164) of each of the outboard channels (118A, 118B) of the as cast anchor bracket; and machining for rotor clearance only a portion of the two arms (104, 106) facing the rotor channel (120, 128) and not the underside portion of each of the bridge portions (114, 126) facing the rotor channel (120, 128). machining for brake shoe assembly clearances only the faces (154, 156, 158) of each of the inboard channels (116A, 116B) and the faces (160, 162, 164) of each of the outboard channels (118A, 118B) of the as cast anchor bracket; and machining for rotor clearance only a portion of the two arms (104, 106) facing the rotor channel (120, 128) and not the underside portion of each of the bridge portions (114, 126) facing the rotor channel (120, 128).