Disk brake dust shield or no dust shield who does and who don’t

[Timmy390]

I have a set of dust shields but their in real bad shape. I’m guessing their original to the 79 Bronco I got the other disk brake parts from however they look different than the ones I see for sale by the venders.

How many of you guys run the dust shields? Is there a benefit to running them or any issues with not running them?

New ones are $40 each

Tim

 

[Amac70]

never ran em. have had no ill effects.

 

[JSBX]

I have been running my disc brake set up with out them for a year now with no problems. This is the first time I have have ever run with out and now see no need for them.

 

[JLBachs]

I put mine on, but had to put them back into shape with a hammer/anvil. There are a lot of gravel roads around here, otherwise I would probably have pitched them

 

[73azbronco]

used to keep out gravel, sand and something we don't really need: heat dissipation, it acts like a radiator.

 

[Apogee]

I've always had more trouble with them trapping debris against the rotors on both my '77 F150 and '77 EB than they keep anything away, so I don't run them for that reason.

 

[G's Baja Bronco]

no choice since I have the Chubby front brakes, and they are thick, basically the rotor bracket.

have seen most desert racers do not run them, but then again they have the most advanced technology in them (trophy's and class 1's)

 

[76Broncofromhell]

I had 'em. Now I don't. The stock dust shields to a better job of trapping rocks between the shield and rotor than deflecting them.

 

[broncnaz]

Dont run them the ones i got were kinda mesed up so never installed been running that way for years no issues. Probably better off not to run them when wheeling anyway rocks, dirt, mud ect al get channeled ino that area when you run them

 

[Revelation]

Dust shields do a great job of changing the color of your front rims.

I run the shivy fronts and kit on the rear, no dust shields, no discolored rims.

 

[Ranchtruck]

They aren't dust shields per say, they're splash guards. When you drive through a puddle their job is to keep the water spraying from the opposite side wheel from soaking the rotor.

So you may get slightly less braking on a rainy day, but they are definitely optional. In the northeast they rust through so they get ripped off pretty often.

 

[mofoco1]

Like Luke says when he learns Darth Vader is his father, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I put them on my resto ANTiCON and as soon as I have to repack the bearings, they are coming off. I did not use the rear disc splash guard and now I regret installing them on the front. Also can't see those pretty new drilled/slotted rotors, or so says my son! Fronts with rears without.

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