Thread: backing plates on brake rotors....

Mine rattled loose on corrugations so removed them all, no ill effects.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

dont understand this Jazzman, the boltheads are well inboard of the rotors.

It was a while ago but I think there is one on the front outside of the guard that is close to the rotor on the front.

I'm with PhillipA. Leave them on. I had a defender use new brake pads down to bare metal on a wet Tanami track in under 400 kms with the covers removed. The wet sand just stripped them. And I hardly touched the brakes.

Not scaremongering. Just my experience. I won't travel into remote areas without them.

Originally Posted by gusthedog

I'm with PhillipA. Leave them on. I had a defender use new brake pads down to bare metal on a wet Tanami track in under 400 kms with the covers removed. The wet sand just stripped them. And I hardly touched the brakes.

Not scaremongering. Just my experience. I won't travel into remote areas without them.

I have factory alloy wheels and one wet year at Wonnangatta i had the reverse experience.... the backing plates apppeared to inhibit the wheels ability to shed the mud quickly. The squealing from the front wheels was worse than the back. When back in camp the wheels had to come to release the hardpacked. mud around the rear inside of the alloy rim.

onebob

Originally Posted by onebob

I have factory alloy wheels and one wet year at Wonnangatta i had the reverse experience.... the backing plates apppeared to inhibit the wheels ability to shed the mud quickly. The squealing from the front wheels was worse than the back. When back in camp the wheels had to come to release the hardpacked. mud around the rear inside of the alloy rim.

onebob

should READ as "When back in camp the wheels had to come OFF to release the hardpacked mud around the rear inside of the alloy rim.

should READ as "When back in camp the wheels had to come OFF to release the hardpacked mud around the rear inside of the alloy rim.

It would be probably the same with or without backing plates.
Regards Philip A