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454c20

11-06-2008 05:57 PM

Brake Dust Shields

Anyone know of a place where I can get new brake dust shields for the front of my 87 1/2 ton 4wd? Only ones I found are way more then I wanna spend.

swb85

11-06-2008 06:25 PM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

I have these on my truck.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

454c20

11-07-2008 06:51 AM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

I guess I shoulda said front brake backing plates. These are the suckers that bolt to the spindle and in a sense cover the inner side of the rotor.

blink32

11-07-2008 07:59 AM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

Are you talking about the caliper mounting brackets?

http://i20.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/01/67/0013_1.JPG

454c20

11-07-2008 08:55 AM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

Those are them actually. Guess I had the name wrong.

N2TRUX

11-07-2008 10:29 AM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

No, you had it right, they are dust shields. I don't think you want to mount your caliper to them.

What souce have you tried that was so pricey?

87 STEPPER

11-07-2008 11:28 AM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

I'd get them from the junk yard if ya got a U PULL IT or something like that go there you will probably get both for les than 20 bux!

blink32

11-07-2008 12:55 PM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

Quote:

Originally Posted by N2TRUX (Post 2963543)

No, you had it right, they are dust shields. I don't think you want to mount your caliper to them.

I think you are incorrect. I'm open to being corrected though. Those are where the front brake calipers are mounted to on 4wd 10 bolts and Dana 44's. At-least they were on mine and on all the others I've seen. And his 87 in question is a 4wd.

I know those may serve double duty as an inside dust shield but they are definitely very thick (1/8?) and are held on by 6 studs to the knuckle and the cut out and two bolt holes there are for the caliper.

454c20

11-07-2008 05:57 PM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

Exactly what I'm looking for. The actual dust shield part is all rotted, but caliper mount is fine.

tgh117

11-07-2008 06:18 PM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

I agree with you blink, the calipers do mount to them, I would even offer a picture, but I happened to stick my tires back on last night. They are in fact pretty thick, I had my truck sitting down on the ground on them for a couple weeks until I stuck the tires on. Made it lasier to lower to lift the cab back on. Good luck finding them 454, I would also suggest a junk yard/u pull it of some sort. LMC only carries the 2wd ones from what I see.

N2TRUX

11-07-2008 07:23 PM

Re: Brake Dust Shields

You are correct. I failed to see the 4WD part of his post. My bad...:(

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