i've run 30+ events.

not an issue.

Zip tie them away from the rotor, plain and simple.

 

On both Evo's ('03 and '05) I removed the dust shields immediately after break-in. Zip-tied the wires and no problems for me either with 25 or so track days.

 

There is no advantage to removing them so why do it?

 

I think the general thought is it allows the heat on the rotors to dissipate faster ...

 

exactly. More airflow to rotors = can't be bad.

 

Mark I get those on almost every pad I have used. I used to get them the most on the PF's pads though.

I've also had my dust shields off since the car had only 1200 miles on it. Zip tied the sensor wires to the hub. Have had no problems. I check the zip ties after every event and they still haven't melted.

 

since we're on pads, and i've heard PF isn't making the 97 in the rear anymore, whats everyone else running on the rears that is comperable to the 97, but with a little less initial bite?

 

^ Great question, since I am also looking to go to a PF97 in the front. I managed to finally totally fry my HP+ pads on the last track day. Any thoughts on running PF97 in the front with HP+ in the rear?

I thought the PF97 had less initial bite, whereas the PF01s had more. I need to make sure that the PF97 has more initial bite than the HP+ rear pads. The last thing I need is to end up with any kind of rear brake bias...

l8r)

 

I'm planning on doing a PF97 Front and Ferodo DS2500 Rear combo ... Any thing with less bite than the front should work ...

 

I currently run the Hawk DTC60s in the rears. I previously had the DTC60s in the front and they definitely had more initial bite compared to the PF97s.

 

Erm, Less bite is what i'm looking for.

I may think about the ferrodo's though.

 

Toss on a good brake cooling kit

Hint AMS Hint

Eric

 

Given that the stock Evo brake system is slightly forward biased, why would you (and everybody else it seems) want to use a rear pad with a lower MOT? Seems like the optimal setup would be same pad front/rear.

 

because if you give the rear more pad, you tend to lock the rears and light them up. Causes some serious issues when braking from high speed into a super low speed corner. (ie: sebring @ the safety pin)

 

According to Performance Friction and their pyrometers there is no advantage.