Titanium brake pad shield

flyfish

He has some in stock if anyone is interested;

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We got a couple of the fronts finished.

Front Plain:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/233187328989

Front Notched:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/233187329664

Rear Plain:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/333122624316



Plain vs. Notched

We do notched and plain versions for pads which have metal wear feelers on the OEM and aftermarket replacement pads, but may not have wear feelers on racing pads. Metal wear feelers are pieces of flat metal, riveted to the back of the pad, and bet around to rub against the rotor and make an annoying squeal when the pad is worn out and should be replaced.

Many racing pads do not have wear feelers, either to save cost, or weight, or because racing vehicles are supposed to be obsessively maintained and the brakes are always looked at before and after each race, and sometimes during. Some of the racing pad companies like Hawk are inconsistent. Some of their street performance and even racing pads have wear feelers. This makes things more confusing.

We make our shims to cover the entire back of the pad in order to provide maximum shielding. The notched shims fit closely around the wear feelers and raised rivet heads of OEM pads. The plain shims cover the entire back of a racing pad, but do not clear the wear feelers and raised rivet heads.
The shim has to fit flat against the back of the pad, and will not bend or conform around anything in the way. Using a plain shim on a pad with wear feelers would not allow the brakes to disengage properly, as the corner of the shim is held away from the back of the pad. It will flex and will be damaged, but will not flatten against the pad. The brakes will not fully disengage and the pedal travel will be excessively long.

Please make sure to check your pads for which shim you need.


Bill Luton

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