I went to change my brake pads and had no shims I'm putting Hawk HPS in anyone running without shims? I have a '91 stock calipars drilled sloted roters stock size. thanks
Brake Pad Shims
- Thread starter GOT TOYS
- Start date
Use your old ones or just grease the back of the pads really good.
there were no old ones just wondering if I should invest in some or run with out and use money elsewhere?
In that case, I see no reason to run them. Others may want to chim in, but I'm pretty sure. They're just to cut down on noise levels.
Last edited:
Greetings,
I replaced my pads last month with Hawks HPS without OEM shim. So far, I haven't heard any squealing. Although I did applied some MOLY anti seize paste. At first, I was going to reuse the OEM shims. But upon inspection of the HPS pads, they appeared to already have shims attached to them from factory. Just in case though, I saved the OEM shims for re-attachment if necessary. Hope this helps.
I replaced my pads last month with Hawks HPS without OEM shim. So far, I haven't heard any squealing. Although I did applied some MOLY anti seize paste. At first, I was going to reuse the OEM shims. But upon inspection of the HPS pads, they appeared to already have shims attached to them from factory. Just in case though, I saved the OEM shims for re-attachment if necessary. Hope this helps.
It's my understanding that the shims serve mainly to eliminate squealing. Additionally, I believe they are made of stainless steel - which may also serve to eliminate steel-on-steel contact between the brake pistons and brake pads. I would think a good coating of high temp grease would also serve the same purpose.:smile:
