ED. Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 guys i have a question. my dad ordered some front brakes for the 96 ls. they came with 4 shims. i am not use to using shims before is this a lexus thing or do these ceramic brakes he bought need them? thanks ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave94ls Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 guys i have a question. my dad ordered some front brakes for the 96 ls. they came with 4 shims. i am not use to using shims before is this a lexus thing or do these ceramic brakes he bought need them?thanks ed ← the shims you are talking about are supposed to eliminate noise in between the pads and caliper. in every front brake job ive done (several hundered) ive never used the shims. lexus is built well enough so if there is noise comming from your brakes its not because you didnt put shims in. put some silicone inbetween the pads and caliper and you will never hear from those pads Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calean007 Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 To add onto this, I found some rotors for about $50 each at O'Reilly. Is that a good price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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