Titanium Brake Pad Shims - worth it?

[Hanakuso]

I have Ti brake shims for the Essex AP Racing kit but I haven't had the chance to test them out. This thread reminded me to go out and buy the temp strips or paint. Maybe for the streets I can test if they work by using shims only on 1 side.

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by Element Tuning

Also I do believe street tires are harder on the brakes vs the slicks I run since you're traction limited and so your braking distances are extended.

Hmm, that makes sense. Good point. And corner entry speed is probably lower so you need to scrub more speed off during braking. I wonder if anyone has objective data on this.

[Hanakuso]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Since you're in CA, I wouldn't worry too much about dust boots; I've been driving my s2k without boots since pretty much my first track day. It really becomes an issue when you live in an area where you have snow/salt, because that can get in between the piston and caliper, and start causing corrosion/chafing damage.

As you know, we both don't even have dust boots on our AP Sprint kit. The reason I bought Ti shims is because from what I know, reducing heat to the caliper area will help reduce the need for servicing them. I don't understand all the science but that's what I read. I know the shims aren't magic and it will only help a tad but it's still better then nothing