ok,
i have the hawk hps pads, and all they doo is squeel and god does it **** me off . i have searched but that dident anwsir all my ??. i did through the shims away
not thinking
were can i get some new shims to replace them
i read about this anti squeel stuff, what is the name of it were can i get it and were do i apply it ( the back of the brake pad??)

 

I just used copper anti-seize and covered the back of the pad where it contacts the pistons.

 

anti squeel - get it at autozone, pepboys, etc. it goes on the back of the pads. i firsted used a spray, it didn't work well. then i bought the grease-type version and piled it on. no more noise.

 

are the shims needed
if soo were can i get some new ones

 

I'm pretty sure you need shims. As for the stock shims, you can only get those with a new set of OEM pads. The only aftermarket shims that i know of are from girodisc but they are pretty pricey.

http://girodisc.com/catalog/product_...roducts_id=209

 

wowwwww!!!!!! 80 bones that is nutz

 

If you don't want your brakes to squeal buy stock pads and always keep the shims. I think I posted this up on your other post. The shims and anyhting else on the back of the pad are made to keep the pad from exciting the rotor into a natural frequency that causes the squeal. There are a few companies that get paid millions to put these on stock pads, and they spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions too, researching and testing these shims and backing plates. Also remember to bed your brakes in right. You can search for that. You can try the above fixes but they could be temporary or need to be reapplied if you have a track day where these things may melt off.

 

all i want is low dust and stock is the complete oppsite of that
im not a track person, i dont need super powerful pads

 

The performance friction pads come with another set of shims...

 

Our pad shims are not anti-noise shims as the factory pieces are. They are Titanium heat shields for track use to help keep heat out of the calipers.

Thanks,

Martin

 

You need to drop the price and sell them by the set (quantity discount type of thing)...IMHO...Like 4 axles for $220.

 

97 compound is awesome.

try that anti squeaking stuff from autozone. a friend of mine had hawk hp+ which squeak moreso than the hps and after using it, his went away. at least for some time.

 

$80 is per axle. An axle is considered one end of the car. $80 for the front, $80 for the rear. It shows this in our webstore.

Thanks,

Martin

 

So all I've ever read on this site is that you can't purchase oem shims for the Brembo's from Mitsu. Guess what? I ordered them today and they'll be here Friday. I think less than $40 total is what I ended up spending...

 

I'm curious as to which shim they can get you. There's the one that has the little bent tabs and small "arrow" punched in it, and then there's the shims that are actually adhered or stuck on to the back of the stock pads. If they sell the second ones I mentioned, that would be most excellent.