Terrain Tamer Pads and Rotors - Question About Anti Squeal Shims

[Chaldaean]

I got a set of pad and rotors from Cruiser Brothers (good communication, fast shipping; I recommend them) to replace the worn OEM stuff on my 2011 LX570.

I ended up removing the thin metal shim from the Terrain Tamer pads and re-used old Anti Squeal shim from the OEM pads.

Did I do the right thing?

The Terrain Tamer shim (top) is substantially thinner and the OEM shim (bottom). Also, the OEM shim has a layer of rubbery material sandwiched to the stainless.

Terrain Tamer pad and shim (left) and OEM pad and shim (right)

 

[UCrazyKid]

yup, that's what I would do too.

 

[orangefj45]

We've installed numerous Terrain Tamer HD brake rotors and pads with the supplied shims and they've performed perfect.
I'm not sure why you wouldn't want to run the shims supplied with these pads ( or any others ).
The only possible issue I see is that the extra thickness of the pads could force the pistons further into the calipers. If there's any rust or other build-up on the pistons, they may stick in the calipers.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids & Cruiser Brothers

 

[wardharris]

And what happens to warranty, Georg @orangefj45 ?

 

[orangefj45]

Most manufacturers won't honor a parts warranty unless the parts are installed correctly, the parts were abused or if they weren't installed with the appropriate matching items ( in this case that would be the anti-squeak plates ).

Georg @ Valley Hybrids & Cruiser Brothers

 

[Chaldaean]

... I'm not sure why you wouldn't want to run the shims supplied with these pads...

Thanks for the reply, Georg. The first reason I wanted to run the OEM shims was Toyota's instructions to remove/reuse the shims (see FSM snippet below). The second reason was the that the OEM shim is more robust than the Terrain Tamer shim and it has the rubber backing.

Like you said, I'd probably be fine with the shim that came with the pads.