Remove Rear EBrake Guard - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

console_cowboy · 12-02-2013, 09:13 PM

Has anyone else had to remove the rear e-brake guards on a BRZ/FRS when running large width wheels? I've got a bit of rubbing between my wheels and the guards when running enkei raijin 18x9.5" +45 wheels in the rear. I feel as though I could safely remove the guards, maybe bend them out of the way and reinstall. Has anyone had to go through this? Is there any danger from removing this part? Any help would be appreciated.

TrogDor the Burninator · 12-02-2013, 09:27 PM

I bent them instead of removing them ... but yeah - I had to do that because they scraped the inside of my TE37SLs .... My wheel specs are 18x9 +45 offset with 255/35 Z2s

console_cowboy · 12-03-2013, 07:19 PM

I went ahead and pulled them off for now. They are pretty hard to bend, so I wasn't able to get it without my vise, which I currently don't have due to being in the middle of a move. They came off with very little force and I didn't even have to lift the car. I may take them by a shop and see if they can bend them for me. I feel a lot better knowing that there is clearance for my wheels now. It was making me quite nervous to do any hard cornering!

12-02-2013, 09:13 PM	#1
console_cowboy Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Black BRZ Limited Location: Mississippi Posts: 81 Thanks: 42 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Remove Rear EBrake Guard Has anyone else had to remove the rear e-brake guards on a BRZ/FRS when running large width wheels? I've got a bit of rubbing between my wheels and the guards when running enkei raijin 18x9.5" +45 wheels in the rear. I feel as though I could safely remove the guards, maybe bend them out of the way and reinstall. Has anyone had to go through this? Is there any danger from removing this part? Any help would be appreciated.

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12-03-2013, 07:19 PM	#3
console_cowboy Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Black BRZ Limited Location: Mississippi Posts: 81 Thanks: 42 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I went ahead and pulled them off for now. They are pretty hard to bend, so I wasn't able to get it without my vise, which I currently don't have due to being in the middle of a move. They came off with very little force and I didn't even have to lift the car. I may take them by a shop and see if they can bend them for me. I feel a lot better knowing that there is clearance for my wheels now. It was making me quite nervous to do any hard cornering!

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