weights on rear brakes

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02-18-2006, 11:33 PM

luckyou03

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weights on rear brakes

What do they do? I'm doing all kinds of weight reductions on my daily driver and wondering if I can get rid of these without affects. the front brakes dont have weights...

03-03-2006, 08:35 AM

GCEZ28

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Re: weights on rear brakes

I took mine off when I put on the BMR LCA relo brkts... You can live with out them just fine. I am guessing the were put there to absorb vibrations or squeaks....

03-03-2006, 09:52 AM

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Re: weights on rear brakes

possibly balancing weights?
if its ur daily driver i wouldnt go nuts over balancing weights

03-03-2006, 07:16 PM

wrd1972

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Re: weights on rear brakes

I have always wondered what those metal pucks do. Maybe someone can explain it.

03-03-2006, 10:03 PM

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Re: weights on rear brakes

Vibration dampener.

03-04-2006, 09:21 AM

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Re: weights on rear brakes

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Vibration dampener.

Thanks shoe,
Im getting ready to tear into the right rear brake, I am still chasing down the damn rotor rubbing squeak. I need to do some more grinding on the bracket.