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Drivetrain OEM Dust Shields w/ BBK?

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Old May 21, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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OEM Dust Shields w/ BBK?

For those of you running Big Brake Kits...do you leave your OEM brake dust shields on or take them off? It looks like they sort of have ducting for airflow in them.

I am running TSW's MDM kit and love it...but would be easier to maintain w/o those shields in place

Only concern is the wheel speed sensor wire melting on the track
 

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Old May 26, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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i have the wilwood BBK and took the dust shield off.. no heat issues at the track with any sensors.

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Old May 26, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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I run the Brembo BBK but I have the stock dust shields on. Some areas would hit the rotors so I flattened it out a bit and now there are no issues. As far as differences in temperatures go, I haven't reached a limit where I've experienced brake fade so I'm not entirely sure if it hinders brake temps.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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Those of you that have taken the shields off, do you still have them and would you want to sell them? If so I am looking for a set (both left and right sets) bear minimum the left set. If interested please reply and send a pic so I can make sure they match up. THANKS.
 
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