Abstract: A caliper hardware clip including a frame having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a front surface, a first recess formed in the front surface to receive an end of a first brake pad, a second recess formed in the front surface to receive an end of a second brake pad, a separator integrally formed with the frame, the separator including a bridge portion extending forward from a central portion of the top edge of the frame, a first spring arm extending down and left from a left side of the bridge portion along the front surface of the frame, and a second spring arm extending down and right from a right side of the bridge portion along the front surface of the frame.

Abstract: A brake shim including a flat body with a lug hole, an expansion feature adjacent to and partially circumscribing the lug hole, the expansion feature being an elongated hole having a curved inner edge adjacent to the lug hole and a curved outer edge opposite the curved inner edge, and a bridge portion of the body between the lug hole and the curved inner edge that is flexible in a direction of curved outer edge.