 Brake shields, are they needed? |
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| jgiroux67 |
 Jun 26 2005, 03:11 PM
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Guitar Shredder  Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Turlock, CA Member No.: 2,157  |
What is the purpose of the brake shields behind the rotors. Do they provide cooling or what? Are they needed?
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| xsboost90 |
Jun 26 2005, 03:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,393 Joined: 2-August 04 From: cincinnati Member No.: 2,432 |
they help in cooling and IMO keep alot of dust off the suspension,and dirt off the rotor.
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| type47 |
Jun 26 2005, 04:45 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
i bought some at a swap meet to reinstall what the PO deleted. have no idea if they are needed but the factory put them on so i did too
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| Leo Imperial |
Jun 26 2005, 10:30 PM
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Do you have to use so many cuss words? Group: Members Posts: 906 Joined: 29-November 04 From: 914 Roadshow - Glen Cove NY Member No.: 3,192 Region Association: None |
From my understanding they also protect the rotors from road debris, such as rocks between the rotors and calipers.
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| flesburg |
 Jun 26 2005, 10:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 506 Joined: 22-November 04 From: Pontiac, IL Member No.: 3,162 |
In my oh so humble opinion, they were to keep dirt out and heat in. The brakes work better on the track with them off.
Just an opinion, which like a s... hole, we all have one, and my opinion may be worth what it cost you. I do not have them on my car, and have had no problems with junk getting stuck between the rotor and the caliper. |
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| ArtechnikA |
Jun 27 2005, 07:46 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) in addition, if you drive the car in snow, they make dandy plows to pack snow between the shield and disk. i pull them on all my cars. i do re-install the mounting hardware to keep dirt and moisture out of the threaded area - you do not want corrosion starting deep within your strut. and the bolt probably provides more strength than the empty hole. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jun 27 2005, 08:05 AM
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| root |
Jun 27 2005, 08:47 AM
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Two Wheeled Type4 Completed! Group: Members Posts: 849 Joined: 5-May 04 From: Sterling, VA Member No.: 2,026 Region Association: None |
You don't need them! Unless your OFF-ROADING!
I put them on 'cause they were something else I got to paint 'ORANGE' (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| ClayPerrine |
Jun 27 2005, 08:52 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,465 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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I got a nice pair of black powder coated ones for 911 struts with 3.5" caliper spacing for sale.
Found out the hard way that the 944 turbo calipers will not go on with the shields in place. |
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| Eric_Shea |
Jun 27 2005, 08:53 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Who needs an extra pair?
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