Brake Dust shields
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Mountain Pass
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Brake Dust shields
Ok, this may be a bit gay, but I am tired of scrubbing the brake dust off my wheels on my 2002 F350. I am looking for the shields or covers that go on the inside of the wheels that protect them from the brake dust. I found 16" but I cannot find any for 8 lug wheels. Anybody ever use these? Are the worth it? Where did you find them? THANKS!
Of the next Riffraff East
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If that's for me, no, I have PowerSlots and Hawks and the stopping power is awesome....
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yea that was for you sorry about the no Quote thing. do you have them all around. i need to change something i have the same problem with dust.
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How much are you looking to spend? I've got a set of Centramatics on my truck. Not exactly dust shields, but they'll serve the purpose.
I've never had a brake dust issue, but these cover them up so I don't see how the brake dust will be able to get on your wheels.
I've never had a brake dust issue, but these cover them up so I don't see how the brake dust will be able to get on your wheels.
Of the next Riffraff East
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No, I just did the fronts, Backs are still OEM and look like new. I did put Hawk on all 4 corners.
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I think they have them at stylinconcepts dot com. But just put the money you would spend on those towards some ceramic pads and you will have better stopping power and no more dust.
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1) Are you running the Centramatics on all four corners? Just front? Just back?
2) Do you feel they are worth the money? If so, why?
3) Is there anything about them you don't like? What and why?
4) This is related to #2, but would you purchase them again for another truck?
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Another concern, though, is the practical issue of how it looks and how easy it is (or is not) to keep that area clean so it doesn't look like it's always grimy with road dirt.
If there is reduced air flow (i.e. reduced cooling to the hardwarre components), it wouldn't be a bad idea to also upgrade your brake fluid to a higher temperature-rated DOT4 fluid if you're not already running that.
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Do you have any reason to suspect that the shields reduce air flow to the calipers and rotors and thereby allow for higher operating temperatures on the braking system? That's really my biggest concern with them.
Another concern, though, is the practical issue of how it looks and how easy it is (or is not) to keep that area clean so it doesn't look like it's always grimy with road dirt.
If there is reduced air flow (i.e. reduced cooling to the hardwarre components), it wouldn't be a bad idea to also upgrade your brake fluid to a higher temperature-rated DOT4 fluid if you're not already running that.
Another concern, though, is the practical issue of how it looks and how easy it is (or is not) to keep that area clean so it doesn't look like it's always grimy with road dirt.
If there is reduced air flow (i.e. reduced cooling to the hardwarre components), it wouldn't be a bad idea to also upgrade your brake fluid to a higher temperature-rated DOT4 fluid if you're not already running that.
I just bought some MT Classic Locks and I want to try and keep those looking as nice as I can.
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Mountain Pass
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Where did you get them and how much were they?