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Old 05-06-2008, 08:13 AM
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Hey guys, I was cleaning my rims yesterday, and the front rims collect a lot of grime dirt. While the rears stay clean. And I mean a lot of dirt. Not sure whether this is normal with rear wheel drive cars. Or is it something I should be concerned about. Its a lot of black grime, so I am thinking its break dust?!

Any insight would be wonderful.
Old 05-06-2008, 08:18 AM
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Yes, it's brake dust. Clean it frequently, or it'll get baked on to your rims.

Rear does not brake as much as front, hence the front has more dusts
Old 05-06-2008, 08:18 AM
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LoL! its brake dust.. You will need to clean them on a regular.

Change out your oem pads. I went with EBC greens, most choose to go with Hawk pads.

My next switch will be to the Nismo pads.
Old 05-06-2008, 08:34 AM
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if you want to balance out the dirt, try using your handbrake on a regular basis as your braking system
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^^ we have shoe type e-brake on our z bro. dust will be trapped in the inside of the rear rotor (drum area) so pbbly wont see much shoe's dust on the rear rims ...

n this is normal for all make cars, see MB n bimmer they have the same prob. manufacturer usually use more aggressive pads in the front, which they worn out faster but its give better braking
Old 05-06-2008, 09:55 AM
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two words... wheel wax
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Originally Posted by 3m wol8
two words... wheel wax
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Old 05-06-2008, 10:41 AM
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^^ or wash them daily like noodleman
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Wheel wax wont do much.. The brake dust will actually stick to the wax.. At least thats what happened to me.

The only real solution is to switch out pads & wash weekly..
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Originally Posted by Reality350
The only real solution is to switch out pads & wash weekly..
poo-cee .. you guys should wash them DAILY
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Originally Posted by goneinsixtyseconds
^^ or wash them daily like noodleman
^^ Or buy a new set of rims like noodleman j/k j/k
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Originally Posted by rzua5
^^ Or buy a new set of rims like noodleman j/k j/k
or buy my rims when i sell them :P
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^^ how much ?????
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Originally Posted by edvy
^^ how much ?????
haha, pm'ed before this thing goes WAY off topic.

edit:

If you dont' like brake dust AND don't track, Hawk HPS are awesome pads for the street..next to no dust and performs just fine for the streets.
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