can i use stock sized pads w/spoon calipers? or do i need to buy new pads?

 

yapo

 

i read stock fits...search itrsport's post in archives

 

thx guys, all i really wanted to know, now i dont; have to waste money on pads when the calipers come in

 

It fits but I believe you have to do something with the shims...

Where is YB now...

 

Yeah, den is right.

The pad rear have a metal clip that clips into the stock caliper. Each side has 1. The metal clip is held on by some stub on the back of the pad. You have to either shim it down so the surface is flat so all 4 front pads have nothing on the backing, or buy another set of oem pads and use the 2 pads that don't have anything on the back. If you're confused I can explain in more detail in a PM.

If you don't want to do that you can just get a set of aftermarket pads. Itll be better anyways.

bling bling

 

edit: sorry... misinformation... YB corrected me...

why don't u try for an aftermarket pad instead?


[Modified by G i DouBLe F, 1:41 AM 11/18/2002]

 

Shims, along with what the shims are held on with. Otherwise, when you drop the car down you'll be happy to find that your car doesn't want to roll.

 

well i just bought a set of new pads and if you donno by now, spoon calipers put a dent into your wallet so i was hoping i don't have to upgrade to new pads since the ones i have are only less than a month old. i'll pm you about it ed.

 

I hope this will come in handy in the future. These are based off my personal experiences. I'd like to give thanks to Mario.




[Modified by yellow blur, 10:10 AM 11/18/2002]

 

Nice pic thanks to Mario

 

Does that illustration apply to S2K Sp00n brakes w/ S2K OEM pads also?


[Modified by ITRbroham, 1:58 AM 11/18/2002]

 

That's my work you homo.

 

No idea, s2k stuff is beyond my little R.

 

Once again, I will like to give a to Mario.

Just playin YB *almost* as good as Yosh's pics Just kidding AGAIN

 

I'll have to ask Ardy then!

 

Good work, Ed!

BTW, Dennis, you can tell that's Ed's work, because if it was Mario's he would have spelled "explanation" properly.

 

that is not a "shim". a shim adds material to the backing plate via a thin gasket stuck on the backing plate. the item being referred to in this thread is a "brake pad wear indicator pin". it squeals when the pad material has been worn down to the point that pads should be changed. btw, it is designed only to squeal when your foot is OFF the brake pedal.

 

I want Spoon's y0........

 

What he said.
That clip is the squeal indicator. It needs to be removed for the Spoon calipers. For almost all other aftermarket pads, they don't come with a squeal indicator so that won't be an issue.

 

here is another ??? that no one has answer , can you fit spoon calipers on bogarts 15x8???

 

Picture was updated.

 

I highly recommend aftermarket brake pads. The stock pads don't have enough "bite" to take advantage of the Spoon calipers. I initially ran the stock pads but in retrospect I would have done new pads from day 1. I'm running Axxis Metal Masters pads now. They work great however they make some noise and put out some serious brake dust (not a big deal for me since I have gunmetal wheels).

FYI - Make sure you adjust the brake pad tabs on the calipers, otherwise the pads could rattle. The picture below illustrates what needs to be done. Enjoy!