Why remove them?
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93 VTEC 4WS & TC (JDM)
"and on the seventh day, God created VTEC"
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93 VTEC 4WS & TC (JDM)
"and on the seventh day, God created VTEC"
billy, i will be taking mine off later this week...they don't do much but protect the rear side from debris and dust. nothing but added dead weight.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 71dsp:
Because getting to the lower rear ball joints with them in place is a pain. Yes, I take the suspension apart that often sometimes. Also, it might help cooling, but the rear brakes don't really get over heated.
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They're not brake dust shields buddy, they are stone gaurds!<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 71dsp:
Anyone remove the rear brake dust shields?
I am thinking about removing mine, but I am wondering if there are any negative side affects.
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Uhh....2 lbs each is kind of a stretch. They are perhaps 1/4 lb (at most) each. I know because I just removed mine, and they are just thin sheet metal.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Merlin1xx1:
i was thinking about taking mine off for a while. they are something like 2 lbs a piece. so if you are a serious racer then you can lose 4 lbs. in the rear, and by removing them the brakes are supposed to be able to cool much better, two reasons i decided against it.
1) they have to be torched and cut, they don't just bolt off
2) with them off there will be a lot of brake dust thats constantly building up on your wheels, and i didn't want that happeneing.
so for me it wasn't worth it, but if i was a track racer, or only took my car on the track, then i would do it.</font>
It might warp the rotor depending on how hot the rotor is, but again, my car is going to be used for track racing only, so that really isn't much of a concern. Also, the rear rotors don't do much of the braking (less than 20%), so they don't heat up very much.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Merlin1xx1:
one thing i was thinking of. lets say you take them off, now you're driving and suddenly have to slam on the brakes, the brakes heat up, now you hit a puddle of water and the water can now splash all over the rotor and cool it very quickly, how easily is that going to warp the rotor?</font>
It's the only way we learn these things.....trial and error.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 71dsp:
Oh well, I will just do it, and see what happens.
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Yeah, but I have already learned enough that way!! It's cost me enough!!<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by U.K VTEC:
It's the only way we learn these things.....trial and error.
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lol...no it's not a joke. i never said it was alot of dead weight! dead weight is just that, the weight of stuff that is not useful...my cruise control module maybe tips the scale at a mere 7lbs, which i won't feel, but since i took my cc buttons out, it's just added weight. i'm not saying that this is good for everybody, but in billy's case, i would think weight savings is at a premium.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JinMTVT:
HRC: dead weight??
eheh
that's a joke right??
man i could ad like 200lbs in ur trunk without telling u..and u wouldn't even know
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so the mere .5 lbs theese plates weight..lol</font>
Flavour,<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Flavour:
HRC, what did you do to plug the hole in the firewall, and how did you unhook the cable from the accelerator? I want to take out my cruise too as I've replaced that switch already.
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