Moon hubcaps bad for brakes?

[Jeremiah]

Thinking about running some moon hubcaps aka smoothies. Will this affect brake cooling/performance since its a full covered face vs. open design?

[— Phatmiata —]

if you are using those wheels I am pretty sure it is more for style vs performance, but they probably help you get better MPGs though!

[— fwdtamiya —]

You're probably not going to get your brakes hot enough on the street for performance to be a concern.

[— Malibu Q —]

+1 what fwdtamiya said. I've run those caps and the major hassle with these caps is having to remove them to check tire pressures. They're thin and easy to damage

[—atank—]

We have a member here that runs smoothies, his user is "Cxmoney" drop him an email I am sure he will have plenty of info on his setup!!!!! Below is Cxmoney's Roadster!!

[★ revlimiter ★]

It's not really BAD for brakes. You just won't get any brake cooling from the wheel (which is where most brake cooling comes from). But you'll have much less drag.

[Jeremiah]

Thanks guys!

Still debating on ordering them, if I do they will go on my daily.

[— Malibu Q —]

Thanks guys!

Still debating on ordering them, if I do they will go on my daily.

They'll be an improvement over plastic caps.
But even black steelies and no caps would be better than plastic, in my opinion.