Doug1627

[QUOTE=hey_i'm_new,Jun 18 2007, 02:19 PM] Keep it on if it

s98d7fs

Guess if the grease gets on the disc, then bye-bye brakes?

RACER

I have never had a CV boot fail in my life.

v2deLsoL

although the CV boots for the S are in the rear...

shit happens. remember it well. anything lubricated with oil, grease, blown shocks, etc... on the car can easily get onto the inner section of the rotor now.

i've been driving for 10 years and i never been in an accident. should i not wear a seatbelt now? honestly, do as you feel. if you want to increase the odds of your death, go to iraq.

on a serious note: are there any braking improvements noticed from the removal?

RACER

You first

iam7head

we had to remove those when i installed a set of BBK on a friend's lexus, their OEM dust shield came with a good size scoop for additional cooling(and 2 pistons caliper, stock)

not sure how much change that's going to make for our car but why remove it when you don't even know the benefit of it.

CoralDoc

In my opinion, more important than the dust, they shield the rubber ball joints from heat from the rotor.

TrackStar

Mine are kind of dinged up so I wanted to remove the ones in the rear. I was planning on using thermal tape to cover the ball joints.

nearwater4me

So then I guess removing the shield is a no-no.

Dan

trump26901

is it just me, or the "shield from grease" reason seems a bit out there. Let say that something does go and suddenly you grease that rotor. "You are dead" seems really extreem. Lets say you do lose all braking on one wheel, now you are down to three? So you can't brake as hard... you should still be able to stop your car even if you manage to get the lubricant on two of the rotors.

Worried about on the track and losing one? Isn't that exactly why there is a runoff at the end of straits? "You are dead" just seems a bit over the top to me. Sure you lose 30-60% of your stopping power, but its not as if suddenly you will have NO brakes because you took off your dust shields.

I personally keep them on because I'm more worried about throwing a rock into the underside of my car as opposed to shaving 5lbs off the curb weight, but I don't keep them on thinking "thank god I have my dust shield on, one day it may save my life."