370z Titanium Brake Pad Shims (Track users)

cossie1600 · 02-03-2020, 05:16 AM

I recently installed a set of these shims on my race pads. I am not sure if they are actually helping, but I made it through one track day without my caliper boots melting. Now it could just be me being a better manager for my brakes, but I recall all the boots on my calipers were dead after one event. This could be something worth considering for track guys!

2011 Nismo#91 · 02-03-2020, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I recently installed a set of these shims on my race pads. I am not sure if they are actually helping, but I made it through one track day without my caliper boots melting. Now it could just be me being a better manager for my brakes, but I recall all the boots on my calipers were dead after one event. This could be something worth considering for track guys!

I'm sure they help, they are impossible to find for the Z. Hard Brakes used to sell them but when I tried to buy a set they told me they no longer make it. It's still on their site so, maybe. I got mine used off ebay with a set of track pads.

JARblue · 02-03-2020, 11:11 AM

Hard Brakes stopped making them several years ago shortly before I started my search. I bought some front shims a while back off eBay with help of a link from Cossie

Based on the weight, they appear to be legit titanium.

cossie1600 · 02-03-2020, 11:34 AM

It’s still on eBay now. Also mine is on sale just posted it

OptionZero · 02-03-2020, 02:26 PM

i also grabbed a set of ebay a while back
did not think they were out of production

cossie1600 · 02-03-2020, 02:31 PM

It looks to me the guy just buys a big sheet of titanium and has a tool to machine cut them.

cossie1600 · 02-10-2020, 02:30 AM

https://www.dropbox.com/s/67fjcgr4mr...%20PM.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezcf3f5n1f...%20PM.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5wmfqxmndc...%20PM.jpg?dl=0

02-03-2020, 05:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	370z Titanium Brake Pad Shims (Track users) I recently installed a set of these shims on my race pads. I am not sure if they are actually helping, but I made it through one track day without my caliper boots melting. Now it could just be me being a better manager for my brakes, but I recall all the boots on my calipers were dead after one event. This could be something worth considering for track guys! Wigjiggy likes this. Last edited by cossie1600; 02-03-2020 at 05:20 AM.

02-03-2020, 11:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	Hard Brakes stopped making them several years ago shortly before I started my search. I bought some front shims a while back off eBay with help of a link from Cossie Based on the weight, they appear to be legit titanium. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

02-03-2020, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,250 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	i also grabbed a set of ebay a while back did not think they were out of production __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

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cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	It’s still on eBay now. Also mine is on sale just posted it

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cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	It looks to me the guy just buys a big sheet of titanium and has a tool to machine cut them.

02-10-2020, 02:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	https://www.dropbox.com/s/67fjcgr4mr...%20PM.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezcf3f5n1f...%20PM.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/5wmfqxmndc...%20PM.jpg?dl=0