| Author | Message | ||
     Tom V (Cozmo) Member Username: Cozmo Post Number: 248 Registered: 09-2002 |
Before I remove the rear mud sheilds I was wondering what their intended purpose was? Other than to trap mud. | ||
| Bill Ross (Billr) Member Username: Billr Post Number: 158 Registered: 11-2002 |
They are conceptually designed to shield the rotors from the effects of mud, rain and slop, hence their name. But after having stones and whatnot get caught between them and the rotors with the result of the rotors getting scored, you have to wonder if they should be there. With that said, however, I've had a couple of cars (Audi being one) that do not have shields on the front and in a heavy rain, you do loose some braking due to large amounts of water being splashed up on the rotors. Since I am assuming that you are pulling the shields all the way around, I'd just be careful in heavy rain until you know how your brakes are going to react without these shields. Hey, you can always put them back on, right. | ||
| Matt Anderson (Disco01) Senior Member Username: Disco01 Post Number: 399 Registered: 10-2003 |
I agree with Bill, but do be careful, as you cant put them back on a vehicle that has plowed into the back of another car. |
