Thermal tape to protect wheel/suspension components? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ayau · 07-10-2013, 11:18 AM

Do you track junkies use wrap wheel/suspension components with thermal tape for protection from brake heat? Will HVAC tape work? Which components do you protect? ball joints?

G_Ride · 07-10-2013, 12:47 PM

The only stuff taped by my track friends are the wheel weights. My friends with heavier cars, like an Evo, will bring water to use in between sessions.

GTM_Challenge · 07-10-2013, 12:57 PM

Nope, never have. Should I? Probably. But I don't.

JRitt · 07-11-2013, 10:48 AM

We have some great products that work for this application. It's a heat barrier called Teknofibra. You can hold your hand to one side of it, and heat the other side with a blow torch (video demo at that link). We sell this to the pro race teams. Some guys use it on their transmission tunnel, some on ball joints, etc. It is self-adhesive, and the adhesive doesn't fail under high temps. It's expensive, but killer stuff!

smbstyle · 07-15-2013, 09:14 AM

Yep, sure do. taped up the rubberized joints. cheap insurance.

07-10-2013, 11:18 AM	#1
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07-10-2013, 12:47 PM	#2
G_Ride Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Some kind of Subaru Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 769 Thanks: 276 Thanked 257 Times in 185 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	The only stuff taped by my track friends are the wheel weights. My friends with heavier cars, like an Evo, will bring water to use in between sessions.

07-10-2013, 12:57 PM	#3
GTM_Challenge Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: On track Location: Chicago Posts: 527 Thanks: 120 Thanked 285 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nope, never have. Should I? Probably. But I don't.

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smbstyle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Location: Forsyth, GA Posts: 1,008 Thanks: 224 Thanked 681 Times in 302 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yep, sure do. taped up the rubberized joints. cheap insurance.

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