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Trailered Movements
 


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Front Brake Disc Shields

What's the general view to leaving the shields off.

I am about to do the 6 pot conversion and really find it hard to justify £100+ for two bits of tin.

Thanks

Dave 2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
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My view is that if Land Rover didn’t think they were needed they wouldn’t have fitted them. I am sure someone will be a long soon with a more ‘technical’ answer. Smile Thumbs Up 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
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Nuff said Thumbs Up

https://www.eltaeurope.com/techassist-brak...r%20crack. "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"

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Strictly speaking, they are not essential. I ran my 4 pots without shields without any real issues

But, I put them back on when I fitted the 6 pots Thumbs Up My D3 Build Thread

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Re: Front Brake Disc Shields

Trailered Movements wrote:
What's the general view to leaving the shields off.

I am about to do the 6 pot conversion and really find it hard to justify £100+ for two bits of tin.

Thanks

Dave


Manufacturers have incorporated shields to vehicles fitted with disc brakes for 50+ years, so it seems to me that in eras of cost-savings, etc, they'd have been deleted donkey's years ago if they weren't necessary. PAGODA 

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Thanks to all, and Kilovolt for a very interesting link.

I'm off to buy some.


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2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography  
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