q45 upgrade dust shield prob.

[strider hiryu]

hey I searched through the forum for a couple days now and couldnt find an answer... so I noticed when some people here did the q45 upgrade they cut parts of the dust shield to make the rotor and calipers fit, i wanted to know where do you cut to get the clearance? I would prefer to keep at least part of the shield to provide some protection from the water, mud, etc. Also what do you use to cut it? just a dremel?

[ANVIL]

it will be easy to see what you need to do when you are in the middle of doing it. just cut/bend whatever you need for it to clear. dremel or a cutoff wheel is good too

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Uhh, dust shields don't do anything important except for hold onto heat longer. Just cut off the part that would normally cover the stock rotors; so just the part that sticks out. If the rotor can spin freely without scraping, it's good. Oh, and I don't know if a Dremel will work, use tin snips.

[pwr-adr]

Uhh, dust shields don't do anything important except for hold onto heat longer. Just cut off the part that would normally cover the stock rotors; so just the part that sticks out. If the rotor can spin freely without scraping, it's good. Oh, and I don't know if a Dremel will work, use tin snips.

Dust shields do have a purpose. Under heavy breaking little pieces of hot scolding metal are emitted and at a pretty fast speed as well. These little pieces can catch fires for I've seen it first hand. Ever see a car launching sparks from its brakes? I sure as hell don't want that going inside my fenderwells. Keep the dust shield and just hook up some brake ducting if you are really that worried about temperatures.

[projectRDM]

Not only that, dust shields deflect heat away from items like ball joints, tie rod ends, and other rubber components that don't like to melt.

[strider hiryu]

alright thanks for the help, ill try to see where i need to trim to get the rotor to fit. I dont think i need to cut that much so i should still have some protection.