Brake piston boots

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z I wouldn't run a car without the boots. While the risk may be small, the consequences can be disastrous. YMMV What are the consequences? Do you

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06-07-2017, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

I wouldn't run a car without the boots. While the risk may be small, the consequences can be disastrous. YMMV

What are the consequences? Do you have personal knowledge of someone crashing their Z because of catastrophic brake piston dust boot failure?

Sorry about the tone of this post but I hate when bad information gets out on this forum.

Straight answer is it is fine to run without the dust boots.

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