# Quick question

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question/217838>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [October 26, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question/217838 "2011-10-26T17:50:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Drift99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@Drift99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drift99)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question/217838/1 "2011-10-26T17:50:51Z")

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Are the rear brake pad retainers needed? I read that they can make a simple pad change a b!tch so some guys just chuck them… Should I buy some?

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**Author:** ![nickpavlyukh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@nickpavlyukh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nickpavlyukh)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question/217838/2 "2011-10-26T18:14:45Z")

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id say you definitely need them, unless you want your brake pads moving around inside the caliper bracket and something fucking up lol… brakes are serious man.

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**Author:** ![Drift99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@Drift99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drift99)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question/217838/3 "2011-10-27T12:17:01Z")

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alright thanks. Ill try to find some.

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**Author:** ![Cadence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Cadence](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cadence)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-question/217838/4 "2011-10-27T12:59:34Z")

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are you talking about the shims that go behind pads?