Brake shims

DrBacon · 10-16-2018, 04:44 PM

Yes, this is my first time doing brakes, don't judge me too harshly. I'm replacing my pads with stoptech sport pads and I'm not entirely sure what to do with the shims. It seems the new pads come with some sort of shim to begin with, however I'm not entirely sure if I should be trying to put the old shims on top of the new pad shims or what. I attached an image of what the new pad and old shim looks like.

Rusty · 10-16-2018, 10:28 PM

Just use the shims that came with the pads. The old shims, save for a later day.

nis350 · 10-17-2018, 12:27 AM

I recently replaced the sport brake pads.... the new ones have built-in shims and worked quite well without any noise.

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Just use the shims that came with the pads. The old shims, save for a later day.

dts3 · 10-17-2018, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBacon

Yes, this is my first time doing brakes, don't judge me too harshly. I'm replacing my pads with stoptech sport pads and I'm not entirely sure what to do with the shims. It seems the new pads come with some sort of shim to begin with, however I'm not entirely sure if I should be trying to put the old shims on top of the new pad shims or what. I attached an image of what the new pad and old shim looks like.

Send them to me, I'm looking for these

ChopsZ · 10-19-2018, 01:12 AM

I just upgraded from base brake system to Sport/Nismo Akebono calipers and StopTech Sport pads yesterday. Still haven't had a chance to bed them in yet, but I can tell you there's no noise at all so far.

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,172 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	Just use the shims that came with the pads. The old shims, save for a later day. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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ChopsZ Track Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Florida Age: 49 Posts: 965 Drives: 2016 370Z GM 6MT Rep Power: 2301	I just upgraded from base brake system to Sport/Nismo Akebono calipers and StopTech Sport pads yesterday. Still haven't had a chance to bed them in yet, but I can tell you there's no noise at all so far. Jay-Z likes this. __________________ She's For Sale! PERFORMANCE: Aero Workz \| Akebono \| BC Racing \| EcuTek \| HKS \| MaxBore \| Motordyne \| Nismo \| RJM \| SPL \| StopTech \| Z1 AUDIO: Arc Audio \| Bazooka \| Helix \| Pioneer \| Stereo Integrity

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