Should I use splash sheilds or keep them off? Whats the worst that could happen?

 

you might get water on your rotors and brake dust on your knuckle

 

Leave them on, they actually aid in the cooling of the rotors.

 

Cold water on road + hot rotors = wobble wobble wobble

Just leave em on

 

IF your outer CV boot splits open, that could be bad news with no splash guard. I don't think grease all over the brake rotors is good. Better safe IMO.

 

i pulled mine off a year ago due to the fact they were cancered out and i havent had any problems yet....if i could find a new set for a decent price i would definitely put them back on though

 

Ditto put em on there!

 

But don't you have to pop the hub out to install them?

If you do that, your supposed to replace your wheel bearings (half the inner race pops out).

 

i didnt have to pull the hub out to remove them i just took the rotor off and was able to get to the screws

 

i thnk the spash guard on the brakes just comes of with two 10 mm bolts if im right

 

Ah i see now. The small front brakes have a brake in the dust sheild. Larger integra/EX sized brakes wrap all the way around and the larger diameter hub won't let you get to the screws either:



10.2" brake sheild:

 

even if it wraps all the way around you could always slot it to get it out

 

Why on earth would you do that?

 

so you dont have to pull the hub.....duh

 

Driving without them for 11 years... ZERO problems. But I don't drive in snow.... Track/street car...