OEM brake pad shims
#3
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Wow... I am running Pagid Sport pads on my 01S and I left off the shims. They squeal a ton, and insanely loud. I'm going to see if it decreases at all when the wifey takes it to the track tomorrow, but if not I am going to eventually reinstall them.
When I drive through the nice area of town on my way to work I get lots of eyeballs at stoplights. I'd bet my car makes more noise than most junkers, or even semis do, when it comes to a halt.
The shims I've seen come with pads are flat and do not have the bits that go inside the caliper pistons. I saved mine when I pulled off the OEM pads, as the OEM shims are ridiculously expensive.
When I drive through the nice area of town on my way to work I get lots of eyeballs at stoplights. I'd bet my car makes more noise than most junkers, or even semis do, when it comes to a halt.
The shims I've seen come with pads are flat and do not have the bits that go inside the caliper pistons. I saved mine when I pulled off the OEM pads, as the OEM shims are ridiculously expensive.
#4
I think my old Pagid fronts had shims and the mintex rears did not. The new EBC pads have shims on all pads already. I too kept the expensive stock shims just in case. Will be doing the break in tomorrow.