Should my S4 have vented rear discs?

[S4Steve]

Today i've been to have a pair of rear tyres put on the S4 and whilst there i took the chance to have a poke around in the backwheel arches, i noticed that the n/s rear brake shield appears to be fitted back to front which is slightly worrying but mainly that the car is on solid discs,surely that can't be right on an S4?

I took some pictures of what is on the car,can anyone shed some light on what should be on there.








Thanks,
Steve

 

[Bradderz_1988]

Prefacelift upto '99 got solid discs, facelifts 99-01 got vented iirc so yours is a PFL i take it ??

 

[S4Steve]

Yes it's a '99 but one of the last pre facelift i think, thanks for the quick response,i thought somebody had been bodging before i bought the car.

 

[Bradderz_1988]

That dust shield does look abnormal and you cant put them on backwards i dont think, as i tried to bolt one on and realised it was the wrong way

don't no if there different on the S4 to the TQS so might well be on backwards !!

 

[S4Steve]

Will take a look at some point this week , just so i know, which is the correct way? the shield sloping away from the top of the disc or the shield coming over the disc ?

 

[Bradderz_1988]

The correct way is the way the dust shield is in your 2nd pic in your 1st post !!

 

[S4Steve]

Just as i thought but best to check

 

[Bradderz_1988]

Just out of interest do you have to run spacers with the B6 S4 alloys to clear the brakes or are they just for stance/looks ??

 

[Bradderz_1988]

Thats if your still on b6 s4 alloys ??

 

[S4Steve]

On the back they fit fine without spacers and the front too with stock s4 calipers,but when i put the porsche calipers on i needed a 10mm spacer for clearance, making the setup et35, i added the spacers on the rear just so the track would be increased the same as the front.

 

[Bradderz_1988]

Ahh ok just curious as im going bigger brakes all round, how much clearance on the rears without spacers as ill be doing the 300mm S4 facelift upgrade ??

 

[S4Steve]

On the rear there was loads of space, would have thought a 300mm disc will fit fine, the fronts did with the stock s4 calipers and discs which are huge.

 

[Bradderz_1988]

Yeah stock s4 are 321mm iirc mine will be 345mm/300mm, reason for asking is because the facelift rear calipers are bulky as hell so poke out towards the 'spokes' a hell of alot more than solid S4 brakes !!

 

[S4Steve]

Ah i see, well i only have the little solid brakes on the back so can't be much help i'm afraid.