By maddog2020 - Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:18 pm
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:18 pm
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On the other site a guy started a thread about making some dust shields. This has been on my mind since I upgraded to the 355mm Ferrari F50 front brakes. When you do this upgrade the S4 dust shields are really too small and the GTS version is only marginal better. I had the GTS versions that I purchased way back when they were only $20 each, so about 10 years ago, I tried to flatten them out a bit to work but it didn't really work well because the dust shields actually blocked air to the rotors as seen here:

I envisioned finding someone who could make a set of proper dust shields but got discouraged when I got a couple of quotes and the cheaper one was $400 per side. I was in a restaurant supply store and saw some pizza pans and thought they would make a good starting point. I found some the right size and they are pretty sturdy @ 1.6mm thick.

I drilled out the spot welds on my mashed GTS dust shields to get the center piece that protects the ABS ring from dust and debris. They would also serve well for making the pattern for drilling the mounting holes and the abs Sensor holes. This center ring will be reused.

I plan to do some shaping to create room for the lower ball joint, as well as cut an elongated slot to allow air flow to cool the rotors. I also plan on adding a spacer for the air flow shield that is above the lower control arm so the airflow will be directed towards the rotors as the original design intended.

I envisioned finding someone who could make a set of proper dust shields but got discouraged when I got a couple of quotes and the cheaper one was $400 per side. I was in a restaurant supply store and saw some pizza pans and thought they would make a good starting point. I found some the right size and they are pretty sturdy @ 1.6mm thick.

I drilled out the spot welds on my mashed GTS dust shields to get the center piece that protects the ABS ring from dust and debris. They would also serve well for making the pattern for drilling the mounting holes and the abs Sensor holes. This center ring will be reused.

I plan to do some shaping to create room for the lower ball joint, as well as cut an elongated slot to allow air flow to cool the rotors. I also plan on adding a spacer for the air flow shield that is above the lower control arm so the airflow will be directed towards the rotors as the original design intended.
Last edited by maddog2020 on Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:55 am, edited 2 times in total.