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Certain types of brake pads will shift a little without pad dampers, especially when moving slowly or going from forward to reverse or vice versa. This is not a safety issue, just a curious "click" sound as they shift back and forth at low speed. I ran a set of Mintex pads on fresh rotors and the click was very noticeable. Installing pad dampers will prevent this shift back and forth but add one more step in the pad changing process. A good choice for the quietest brakes.

I have recently gone with a set of Pagid pads and there seems to be less pad shift noise. I do not use dampers.