Hi Bob, I know several Vans without them and there seem to be no real down side to not having them. I have one on and one off and the rotors seem the same. More Peace, Dave Syncro Westy Zetec/soon to be Turbo & E85 powered! ----- Original Message ---- From: bob bob <heymrpep@YAHOO.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:19:54 PM Subject: splash plate hey all i am in the process of replacing a bunch of parts on the front end of my 84 westy(shocks, rotors, bearings, varied bushings, hoses, calipers...). both sides combined, i have about 9 molecules worth of splash plates. the question--how important are they? are they worth replacing? who has them? peace don p 84 westy carolina, ri |
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