The black piece with the U-bolt is the anti groan bracket for the rear brakes. If you remove them, your caliper will no longer be centered, and you will ruin your rear disc. Ask me how i know..
Good info!
Diving through some of the weight savings mods threads I came across the axle damper removal suggestion- just to clarify; those should be the pieces attached to the control arm bracket, correct?
The black piece with the U-bolt is the anti groan bracket for the rear brakes. If you remove them, your caliper will no longer be centered, and you will ruin your rear disc. Ask me how i know..
I failed to reinstall them when I pulled my rear end for paint. Brakes made a hell of a racket, and cut a few groves into the back side of the rotor.