Sport calipers brake pad shim
 

Outside of Nissan ($38), anyone know where I can get those two shim plates behind the stock brake pads for the sports model caliper.

Thanks

Have you checked the local auto store also? Maybe try Z1. They might get them cheaper due to they get wholesale pricing on most Nissan parts.

hummm... i think those are specific to the akebono's so probably need to get them from nissan? maybe westcoscott can give you a break in the price? :confused:

Can't you just reuse the ones that were on the stock pads? or are they like fused together? :confused:

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they are not available at local parts store. nissan requires you to buy the whole kit.n yes the stock ones are jammed in pretty good. if i keep moving them, i know it will become loose and rattle

can you go without + brake quiet? :confused:

I never used them an had no problems

yah, i'd just remove them completely too...

its there to protect the rubber booties on the piston, i have melted them on 5 cars already. its time for me to step up to protect them, also maybe the pad will transfer less heat to the caliper?

i dont think that thin piece of metal is much of a heat sheid or heat sink for that matter. it's there to reduce noise.

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If you want to slow down the heat transfer then you need titanium shims. I believe that was the Berk's team solution to the melted booty issue. Now you just need to find them.

I agree it is not much of a heat shield and heat sink, its' primary job is to reduce noise. I am starting to believe that it does help as I have melted the rubber booties in every car I have owned. The pads are retaining or building so much heat that it is being transferred to the piston boot, of course with some cars faster than others. The shims might not do much, but it might lower just enough for the rubber to maybe not melt since the two little metal plate can slow down the transfer of heat. The difference might be small, but I don't see why it would hurt assuming I can get it for cheap. I can live with the extra 6 oz on the car. Now the question is, where can I get it for less than $40 per corner!!!! Titanium will definitely work better, but aluminum can't hurt either....

Here's a couple of places that make the titanium shims, just not sure if they have anything for the akebono calipers yet.

Tibrake Titanium Alloy Brake Shims
Hard Brakes - TiSpeed Titanium Brake Backing Plate Heat Shield Shims

There is also a thread on another forum talking about getting some made for the akebono calipers but not sure if he was successful. Price was $75-$100 per axle.

I can answer that for you. I have transferred the shims from my stock pads to the carbotech pads, but the rubber boots on the front still melted at my last track day.

Even my fancy AP Racing brakes have the same issue, it's not an uncommon problem. Most true racing calipers don't have a dust boot at all.