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818 Wilwood Dust Boot
After changing out my 818 front brake pads on my Wilwood's probably about 15 times, the rubber piston dust boots got all chewed up. I'm thinking it might be a good idea in the future to lubricate the rubber dust boots when changing pads by spraying some soapy water or some other rubber lube on them.
I suppose they are there for a reason, but the rear calipers don't have dust boots.
At $8 x 8 boots = $64, are they really needed?
Last edited by Dave 53; 12-04-2022 at 12:22 AM.
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Not for a track car, they will just melt off anyway. They are useful on a street only car to keep the pistons clean. I had street + track Z06. Once you get fast enough to melt the boots there's no point in replacing them, even if it's driven 95% on the street. In the Corvette community it's a sign of passage.
I haven't had any on my race cars for years.
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