RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
What plates, brake backing plates?
Pic maybe?
Pic maybe?
dubbleRR
Well-Known Member
I will be for the time being ,or get some cheaper ones n a drill n grinder
il make them fit,,,cheers,,,
That's not a bad idea as the mud rolls up on the wheels because it can't escape past the back shields..Just get rid of them, they are more trouble than they're worth!
They trap dirt, stones and all sorts of debris..
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
That's not a bad idea as the mud rolls up on the wheels because it can't escape past the back shields..
Horrible things they're.
My front ones are about ready to fall off..
Putting that on the list I think.
Protection I'd of thought?
Do you think for offroading they'd be better left on? Thinking of twigs and brush...on the road there is no risk but off road...hmmm...
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
id leave them off
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Never been interested in off roading so not qualified to say, but I have had trouble on the road more than once with stones jammed between the disc and the backplate.
dubbleRR
Well-Known Member
I had a shogun some years ago ,n the mud shield fell down a bit just enough to rip the sticky balance weights off my alloys and made a hell o a racket ,scored a groove in the wheel as well..... Mines coming off be four it happens again,,,just a bit shocked at the price cause it a bit o pressed steel for a range rover ,other land rover parts are half the price ,ahh such is life
Grrrrrr
Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd
That would be my guess. That and try to keep the worst of the mud off the disk-surface.
Manufacturers try to keep costs as low as possible. An extra fiver on 100,000 vehicles is a lot of cash. So there must have been a good reason.
Datatek
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I was told that the reason they are there is to deflect water away from the disc, there can be a slight delay in braking response with a lot of water while the pads scrape it off.
Off roading it's more likely to trap mud IMO.
None of my motorcycles have had any form of protection for the discs and it has never posed a problem.
Interceptorxj
Well-Known Member
Yes to protect excess water ingress from impeding brake performance but probably more a follow on from drum brakes which would have been more affected by lashings of rain.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Drums were certainly affected by water ingress, they didn't work
Even when they were dry!!?Drums were certainly affected by water ingress, they didn't work
