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what do you have the hose attached to at the brake? Is there a bracket you installed? Do you have any pics of that?

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Old 07-30-2013, 01:42 PM   #46 (permalink)
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what do you have the hose attached to at the brake? Is there a bracket you installed? Do you have any pics of that?
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Old 07-30-2013, 03:24 PM   #47 (permalink)
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what do you have the hose attached to at the brake? Is there a bracket you installed? Do you have any pics of that?
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Old 07-30-2013, 03:31 PM   #48 (permalink)
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ah ok, very nice. Was that purchased from somewhere or did you fab it? If purchased, where at?
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ah ok, very nice. Was that purchased from somewhere or did you fab it? If purchased, where at?
Looks like the stillen backing plates.

Wish i could buy just them...
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Rusty, is yours the same kit/parts as the OP?
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That's the stillen kit. Idk u can always ask them if u can buy just that!
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Rusty, is yours the same kit/parts as the OP?
Yea, that's the Stillen kit.
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Looks like the stillen backing plates.

Wish i could buy just them...
Stillen was a real pain about selling just that portion of the kit to me, but finally did once I got to the right person
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That made me slightly horny...
And chance a pebble will be thrown up and go as far as to ding the rotor/get caught between the pad?
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It is always a possibility that a stone could get in but not a huge risk. If you were concerned you could run mesh in the hose as a safety measure.
Installed my Nismo RC ducts last Friday and will be running the hoses from the ducts to the brakes this weekend. I'm inserting a piece of screen (Lowes hardware dept) between the duct outlet and the 4" to 2" reducer to keep debris away from the rotor.
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Installed my Nismo RC ducts last Friday and will be running the hoses from the ducts to the brakes this weekend. I'm inserting a piece of screen (Lowes hardware dept) between the duct outlet and the 4" to 2" reducer to keep debris away from the rotor.
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I also used the stillen backing plates to moun the hoes onto at the wheel end.
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Stillen was a real pain about selling just that portion of the kit to me, but finally did once I got to the right person
who'd you talk to over there? i want just the backing plates as well
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Just drill a 3" hole on the dust shield: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aa...2160/overview/

it's all you need and a few rivets!!
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Tread back from old'.

@Chops: Kyle sorted everything out for me.

@Martin: We don't really have dust shields from the factory to do that.
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