# Brake pad shims

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [July 15, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-shims/51500 "2008-07-15T05:15:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-shims/51500/5 "2008-07-15T07:59:37Z")

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> [@theblue](#):
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> they’re the “after you’ve done everything else” icing on the cake. the best thing you can probably do is remove the shields behind your front rotors… they trap a lot of heat. After that you want brake ducts… getting titanium shims is like buying those expensive lightweight lug nuts… sure they work… but they’re not the big factor and money is better spent elsewhere.
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> personally, I run OEM shims on my street pads and no shims on my race pads… I’ve got insane brake ducts that bolt onto the caliper and fire air into the center of the rotor.

I’ll take a look at ducting. Thanks

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