Rear brake replacement hardware kit?

oldskool3

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2002 protege5
Hey guys I am going to replace the rear pads and rotors on my 02 p5 and the online parts store I am buying them from suggest purchasing a hardware kit as well. I seems to consist of shims and retaining clips or something. Just wondering if this kit is necessary? Thanks for any help.
 
This kit should not be neccessary unless your the parts on your old caliper is completely torn up. I would just get the rotor and calipers. Are you upgrading or our you just replacing?
 
I would get a kit that comes with new guides for the brake pads. Mine were in pretty bad shape after a couple Ohio winters. When I did my brakes I was confused as well, there was a kit that came with just the new guides, a kit that came with just new slider pin boots, and a kit that came with both. I bought the one that came with both, but the boots were not needed.
 
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