DIY: titanium brake shims
06-07-2010, 04:11 PM
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DIY: titanium brake shims
I am having my dad make these. Still finding the perfect method of cutting, titanium is some tuff sht. I have a 03 touring, found a set of dual piston 06 calipers for basically nothing, front and rear. Too poor to buy a BBK. Took some trial and error figuring out how to bend it without weakening it or breaking. But I think we have it. Let me know what you think
Titanium sheet from was fairly cheap around $25-35
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-pcs-TITANIUM-S...item3cacdf685e
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06-08-2010, 08:26 AM
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Dang, I just bought some Ti Alloy ones from
http://www.tispeed.com/
06-08-2010, 08:37 AM
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Cheapest route I found was to make them myself, plus they only make the shims for Brembos. So I had to make them for my non-brembo setup.
06-08-2010, 08:39 AM
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Right, easier for me since I have Brembo.
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Think I might try this myself (also stuck with non-brems)
06-09-2010, 01:05 PM
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Whats the advantage of titanium shims?
06-10-2010, 02:34 AM
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Whats the advantage of titanium shims?
http://www.tispeed.com/
06-10-2010, 04:48 AM
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Nice. Thanks for the link!
03-07-2011, 04:01 PM
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So what did he use to cut and bend the titanium sheet?
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So what did he use to cut and bend the titanium sheet?
Why do you want the titanium look when it isn't visible?
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03-07-2011, 04:18 PM
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It should be visible with non brembo.
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What did u use to cut the Ti so nicely? I want to make a shield as well..
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What did u use to cut the Ti so nicely? I want to make a shield as well..
I used a shear at work to get them close and went back with dremel and grinding wheel
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Real ti look?
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It should be visible with non brembo.
I haven't seen non Brembo brakes in a long time but if I am not mistaken the visibility is very minimum.
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03-09-2011, 05:48 AM
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Why do you want the titanium look when it isn't visible?
Exactly, these are not for looks, these are for function. If they are titanium, won't they look titanium?
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i want to make a spacer for the mounting of the clutch cylinder on the trans. reducing heat transfer from the clutch to the cylinder will prevent a nasty feeling clutch. I'll try this out this summer.
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Thread resurrection, but anyone know how thick a titanium sheet you could/should get in between the pad and calliper piston on Brembos? 1, 2, 3mm??
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