Brake Pad Shims

[FatFace]

I'm sure this has happened to many of you, I've replaced my brake pads with greenstuff ones but my shims are rusted beyond belief and are unusable. I can't find the shims anywhere except Mazda where you have to buy them with the pads. Does anyone know where I can source the shims or do I even need them?

[MX-5 Lazza]

I wouldn't worry about them myself. I don't think I have them on my car at the moment. Is it a Mk1? If so, do you still have the release springs?

Personally I hate the Greenstuff pads. Standard Mazda pads are better in every way.

[FatFace]

No it's a Mk2.5 big brake so they don't have release springs.

[MX-5 Lazza]

Same as mine then in which case, don't worry about it unless they start making noises.
Autolink or MX5 Heaven could probably send you a set if you really wanted them.

[charlie84rum]

just seen this post, luckily as I was chasing around trying to get some shims for back of pads to get on the car today, will just leave them off then. cheers once again.

[NDNDNDND]

The Greenstuff pads have anti-noise pads built into the back of them, meaning you don't need the shims. Just smear some coppergrease onto the back of the pads and you'll be fine.

Also: don't use Greenstuff. Awful. I ran some briefly and they were dangerously poor - I had to brake cautiously throughout a Cadwell trackday, and nearly ran out of brakes several times. They weren't even good enough for safe road use.

I switched them for Axxis ULTs and haven't looked back.

[MX-5 Lazza]

NDNDNDND said:

...I had to brake cautiously throughout a Cadwell trackday, and nearly ran out of brakes several times...

They are not track pads. Not sold as track pads. Yellows are their track pads

NDNDNDND said:

They weren't even good enough for safe road use.

Now there we do agree. Sometimes. Seems to depend on luck whether the set you get are very good, average or rubbish - whether they work as they should, if they crumble at the first sign of heat or are so hard they eat your discs.

NDNDNDND said:

I switched them for Axxis ULTs and haven't looked back.

Agree again. Best pads I've ever used. Shame they are almost impossible to find for the Mk2.5 Sport big brakes now.