I just bought a set of Spoon brake calipers for my Civic with a 5 lug conversion, and I am wondering what brake pads I can use with them? Also, will I need shims for them? Anyone of you that has them, please give me your insight, thanks.

 

any brake pads that fit the ITR caliper fit the spoon caliper, the spoon caliper is considered a OEM replacement.

You can either buy OEM Honda brake pads for a ITR, or better yet call up Andy @ Cobalt and pick up a set of his pads for a ITR.

I personally run the Cobalt VR spec pads, on the track and on the street



Yea it dusts alot, its a metallic pad, however i really dont drive the car on the street anymore so i can live with it

 

I ran endless NA-M and they worked great. They are very low dusting but have great initial bite and low fade. You do not have to use shims with 4 pot calipers

 

Just outta curiosity why is your bleeder on the top and hot on the bottom? I haven't installed mine and that just seems strange. Thanks for the help guys. Know anywhere I can get those project Omega pads?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boosted Ego &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just outta curiosity why is your bleeder on the top and not on the bottom? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Because you want to "bleed" air and not fluid, otherwise (if the bleed screw was at/on the bottom) you would never get an air bubble out of the caliper.

 

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Because you want to "bleed" air and not fluid, otherwise (if the bleed screw was at/on the bottom) you would never get an air bubble out of the caliper. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yes you could, just suction your mouth on the brake reservior and blow real hard....

 

Just remember to shave the tabs off the back of the brake pads for the caliper.

 

Sorry, I'm not trying to steal the post, but does anyone have brake fade problems since they switched from the O.E caliper to the Spoon Caliper? I tried a lot of different brake pads, and the only one's I found that worked best were the Cobalt GT Sports. Also, does anyone have any problems with ABS locking up to quick? Right now the setup is Michelin Sport cups, GT Sport pads and Brembo blanks.

 

Oh, you mean those two little nipple things on the back of the pad?

 

You have to remove the squeal indicators (the metal clips) that come with the stock pads. *Most* aftermarket pads don't come with squeal indicator so you're ok. But some still do.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM Factor &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sorry, I'm not trying to steal the post, but does anyone have brake fade problems since they switched from the O.E caliper to the Spoon Caliper? I tried a lot of different brake pads, and the only one's I found that worked best were the Cobalt GT Sports. Also, does anyone have any problems with ABS locking up to quick? Right now the setup is Michelin Sport cups, GT Sport pads and Brembo blanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I haven't experienced any fade or warped rotors with the Spoon calipers. And it actually locks up less because you can modulate the brake better than the stock single-piston.

 

interesting.. will be in the market for one soon

 

Can't wait to actually get these on my car!!

 

Yeah BoostedEgo, just remember to sand those tabs off the cobalts, if you don't ur gonna screw the pad, rotor, and caliper up.

 

Installing the calipers, do the washers Spoon gives you, go between the caliper and the mounting bracket or on the bolt?

 

unless I fooked up my install totally.

It goes 1) BOLT 2) washer

I've been rolling on them trouble free for almost 2 years even in the wet miserable winters of the PacWest.

 

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look on the isntruction sheet. depending on what you have the bolt either goes bteween the caliper and knuckle used as a spacer)or between the caliper and bolt. (used as a washer)

 

Wait, I just got a caliper........is there something else I need for proper install?

 

Just ready the instructions! It's not that big of a deal. The washer is on the bolts not between the knuckle and the caliper on my setup, and has been fine.

 

funny. i read the bleeder screw is supossed to be on the bottom... but that was a different company.