Recommendations on a good starting brake pad

[ShifterX]

So I picked up some track day pads. I will give them a try. I noticed they don’t come backing plate shims. Should I have shims with the brembo calipers? My thought is I will probably pick up some Ti shims for the track. But I am talking in the meantime, just street driving. Should I pickup some steel shims, or not needed?

 

[TMSBOSS]

So I picked up some track day pads. I will give them a try. I noticed they don’t come backing plate shims. Should I have shims with the brembo calipers? My thought is I will probably pick up some Ti shims for the track. But I am talking in the meantime, just street driving. Should I pickup some steel shims, or not needed?

Use the Ti shims. They will last.

 

[byronj]

So I picked up some track day pads. I will give them a try. I noticed they don’t come backing plate shims. Should I have shims with the brembo calipers? My thought is I will probably pick up some Ti shims for the track. But I am talking in the meantime, just street driving. Should I pickup some steel shims, or not needed?

Not required at all. Ti shims are primarily used to reduce heat transfer to the brake calipers. Get them when you start tracking and generating lot of heart.

 

[Mike_FL]

I still melted the dust seals on the caliper using the ti shims

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Best thing for brake heat --- duct work, duct shields, etc. Cool those muthas down and the life of everything will last longer.

 

[GJarrett]

Where's the best place to get ti shims?

 

[TMSBOSS]

OP Mustang. They are a site sponsor.