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Old 11-06-2010, 06:01 PM
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I just noticed today that I put my rear EBC's on backwards. Does this matter?
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Upside down will be ok...but backwards as in brake material on the outside and metal part on the inside towards rotor is never a good thing.
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Backwards as in the slots are going the opposite way compared to the fronts which are installed correctly. So when I am driving forward, the slots (in the front) are going with the direction of the car. The rears are going the opposite way therefore, they are on backwards.
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The slot orientation shouldn't matter for cooling. Especially since rear brakes only handle about 20% of the car's braking. For aesthetics, I would probably switch the rotors from side to side the next free afternoon I had.




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