Getting the right ramp angle on your bindings can make the difference between skiing on-point or in the backseat with tired quads. B&D makes shims for almost every occasion. Choose a shim based on your binding and desired pin height delta, which can take some experimentation. Shorter boot sole lengths are more affected by delta because they end up with a higher ramp angle, thus look for thicker shims. Shorter skis also may benefit from thicker shims. For long skis and long feet, go thin to win. Some folks who shim their toes also increase the height of their heel risers to compensate. Do this with B&D Nubbins.
►ORDERING NOTE: All shims are sold in PAIRS, while the screws are priced INDIVIDUALLY.
Classic Shims, 3.2mm - Shims that are mounted under tech binding toes in order to reduce your ramp angle. 3.2mm thick, laser cut.
Classic Shims, 4.7mm - 4.7mm thick version of the above shims. All these are drilled to match both Classic and Radical hole patterns.
Classic Shims, 6.4mm - Same thickness as the Radical ST/FT base plates, but used for the Speed Radical and most other tech toes.
Classic Extensions, 3.2mm - Also known as “tips & tails”, these allow the Classic shims to be used with Comfort, Vertical ST, and Vertical FT bindings. They interlock with the 3.2mm Classics.
Classic Extensions, 4.7mm - The Vertical & Comfort series toes have built in base plates that would otherwise overhang the shims. These slide into the Classic shims and work well with 23.5mm screws.
Classic Extensions, 6.4mm - Supports the base plates of older Dynafit bindings while raising the whole thing up 6.4 millimeters. The toe extensions need to be screwed onto your skis with the included wood screws (6.4mm version only).
Radical 1.0 Shims, 3.2mm - Raise up the toe pieces on your Dynafit Radical ST and FT bindings by 3.2 millimeters, reducing your ramp angle.
Radical 1.0 Shims, 4.7mm - Decrease the pin height delta by 4.7mm for those Radical ST/FT 1.0 bindings from Dynafit.
Radical 1.0 Shims, 6.4mm - Effectively double the baseplate thickness under your toes, reducing the pin height delta to less than 10 mils for the Radical ST/FT series.
Radical ST 2.0 Shims, 3.2mm - Although there is a bit less pin height delta on the 2.0 series, it is still relatively high. This will correct it by 3.2mm.
Radical ST 2.0 Shims, 4.7mm - Decrease your delta by 4.7mm on the 2.0 Radical ST bindings. 37g each.
Radical ST 2.0 Shims, 6.4mm - As the thickest shims for the Radical ST 2.0 binding, the 6.4mm shims will neutralize the ramp angle the most.
Radical FT 2.0 Shims, 3.2mm - Radical 2.0 heel pins are about 13.5mm higher than the toe pins. These shims will lower the delta to near 10mm, which some feel is a good target for touring skis.
Radical FT 2.0 Shims, 4.7mm - The happy medium between the 1/8” and 1/4” shims for the Radical FT 2.0 binding.
Radical FT 2.0 Shims, 6.4mm - More toe height means less delta which means less ramp angle and possible tired quadriceps.
G3 ION Shims, 3.2mm - The stock delta of the Ion is 11mm. These shims will bring you down 3.2mm to a very happy ramp angle. When mounting an Ion(10, 12, or LT) with this shim, you'll want to get 21.5mm Pozi screws and grind them to ~19.7mm length.
G3 ION Shims, 4.7mm - Same as the above but reduces delta by 4.7mm.
G3 ION Shims, 6.4mm - Lifting the toes by 6.4mm will leave the Ion feeling pretty close to an alpine binding.
Vipec / Tecton Shims, 3.2mm - The thinnest flavor of a toe shim for the Fritschi Vipec bindings. These do *not* have drill holes for screws and will need to be drilled. 18.9mm Pan screw is needed.
Vipec / Tecton Shims, 4.7mm - Medium-est rise for Vipec toes. It also works with the Tecton. No drill holes. 20.3mm Pan screw is needed.
Vipec / Tecton Shims, 6.4mm - Stack it up under the Vipec and you'll be close to flat. No drill holes. 22mm Pan screw is needed.
Kingpin Shims, 3.2mm - Although the Kingpin has no heel pins, we’ve estimated the effective delta at +9.5mm. This can be lowered with these shims.
Kingpin Shims, 4.7mm - A thicker shim for the Kingpin will get you close to +5mm.
Kingpin Shims, 6.4mm - Closest to flat you'll get with a single shim under the Kingpin toes..
18mm Pozi Screw - If you add some shims, you're going to need longer screws. These are alpine screws with a large head that works well with Plum bindings.
19mm Torx Screw - These are good for shimming lots of toes with 6.4mm shims. Small Torx head works especially well with Dynafit bindings. Find the screws here.
21.5mm Pozi Screw - Another alpine-style, large-head screw that works best with G3 ION and Plum models.
23.5mm Pozi Screw - Perfect for 4.7mm shims under Radical 1.0 & Vertical toes that already have baseplates. Medium size head.
28mm Pozi Screw - These are for raising the Radical ST or Vertical ST toes past 4.7mm, amongst other uses. Watch your depth, you may need to grind 'em down.
Do you have any shims or options for an Atomic Backland toe? Finding the ramp doesn’t work for me and unfortunately but them on a few skis this year. Ideally in the 6mm range.
Josh- At this point there have been no shims made for the Atomic toe. You might be able to buy the Vipec/tecton which has no holes and custom make yourself one. Might be a lot of work for multiple pairs of toes though.
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1/8/2022
Question from
Lee
So why is there a different shim for the Radical FT and Speed Radical from the same generation? I can't see a difference . . . . Looks like one is white and one black.
Have a set of FT's minus toe piece. Want to use them plus the white speed radical toe piece with BD shims. Don't want to spend +$100 on a toe piece for 8 year old bindings.
Hi Lee, the Radical FT had a baseplate under the toe, which this shim is designed to go underneath. If you're simply replacing the under-toe plates with this shim, then that would work fine.
I have added B&D shims to 2 different ski setups over the years on g3 and dynafit toes. Both toe shimectomys I have performed have been on toe pieces that were already mounted. Here is my method: start with a bone dry ski and back the screws out, clean and brush holes. When a ski is mounted the screw driving into the ski will raise some material around the screw hole, test your shim and check if this raised material interferes with getting a perfect flat matchup with ski and shim. If it does then use a knife to shave that material down. I use JB weld to fill the holes and hopefully permanently hold the new longer screws that are going to receive more torque as they will sit higher off the ski. Dry for a long time in a warm dry place. I have been really happy with my shim jobs and how they change my stance.
Thanks for your question, Anthony. You have a few options to shim a Trab toe piece. First, you can use the Titan Toe Shim/Lock Plate if you have a ski trab binding that isn't shimmed, such as the gara titan. If you have either Titan Vario Adjustable or the Titan Vario 2 (both have the shim), and you want to get increase the toe height, you could use a classic shim, found in the drop-down menu above, in conjunction with the ski trab shim. There would be a little overlap of the titan toe shim on the classic shim, however, you could trim this away. Finally, if you wanted to use the toe piece solely with a B&D shim, the classic or vipec shim would work. Please keep in mind that the toe lever relies on "structure" in order to be locked out, so there would be some fiddling involved in order to achieve that. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
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5/8/2021
Question from
Regina Rosander
Hi,
Looking for a heel shim to my Marker alpinist - can you advice on what to buy/what will work?
I am pretty happy with the delta of shifts and kingpin so I would like to achieve around the same with the alpinist (given that I have a 266mm sole).
Thanks for reaching out Regina, we do not carry any heel shims unfortunately. If your local alpine shop is able to do canting for customers, they may have some thick plastic that could work!
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4/12/2021
Question from
Fisher M
Looking to reduce the angle on a pair of BD Helio 350’s (similar to ATK Raider 12 / Hagan Core Pro, but no measurement on your Delta table) - I have these at a 15.88mm delta for the median out of 3 measurements and would like to put them in the range of the Tectons / Shifts (8/9mm)
Are shims for the Helio toes available, and if so could you point me to them on your site? Or, are any of the options here viable for those toes?
Hi Fischer, the Classic shims above work for the Helio 350 toes.
4/13/2021
Answer from
Fisher M
Thanks @ jbo!
Any recommendation on screws? Putting these into a pair of BD Route 95s. I'll either go with the 4.7 or 6.4 shim, leaning towards 6.4 since I'm also using a shorter boot (F1 LT) on this rig than normal (Maestrale)
Hi I know someone asked about the zeds and i am trying to find something to raise the heel about 3mm - do you have any available blank material or a non drilled shim tht i can drill myself and install- thank you Frank
Sadly, we do not have any blank shims! I would recommend checking locally in your area, as we do not have any shims that would work for a Zed heel.
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3/6/2021
Question from
Stewart
I’m not enjoying the low delta (4mm) of my G3 Zed bindings, compared to the (11mm) G3 Ions and 15mm (Dynafit Radical ST) bindings I’ve used previously. Do you have anything suitable for shimming the Zed heels?
Thanks for your question, Stewart. There are no shims, from B&D or otherwise, that will help increase the delta of a Zed. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
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2/14/2021
Question from
Jonathan Little
I'm looking to shim the toe on some speed turns 6.4mm. Classic pattern right? And what do you reckon for screw length?
Thanks for your question, Jonathan! The classic shim would a great option and the 19mm screws should do the trick. Please reach out if you have any other questions!
Hey Erica, thanks for reaching out, you'll want to get the "Classic" shims!
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2/2/2021
Question from
Derek
Due to a bad femur fracture many years ago I lost 7/8 in. in length on one leg and need to install a binding shim on one ski to balance me out. It would need to be at least 1/2 in. in height. Could someone point me in the right direction for which shim I could use? Thanks
Hi Derek, sorry to hear about the accident! The thickest shim we have for under the toe of tech bindings is only 1/4" inch thick, and we don't recommend stacking them. We have a few heel plates a touch thicker, but it sounds like you will need a custom job.
I purchased the classic 6.4mm shims with extensions to reduce the delta with Dynafit Vertical ST bindings and 28mm pozi screws as recommended. Unfortunately the 28mm Pozi screw head is too large to fit within the 5th screw (top screw) toe lever. 23.5mm screw fits but left me with not enough threads to feel it would be a secure mount.
The shims themselves match nicely and do reduce the delta to what I was looking at. Although with the 28mm screws, shims and extensions the added weight would be about 120 grams. Which is fairly heavy for an already fairly heavy binding.
Hi John, when you get into shimming you have to be ready to modify screws as necessary, including length and head diameter.
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1/6/2021
Question from
Ben
I am upgrading my old touring setup and was always unhappy with the uncomfortable combo of forward ramp and aggressive lean of speed radicals and my boots. My new bindings are the speedfit 10, which seem to have a lower (7.5 vs 16 mm) ramp, but intuitively I don't know how much of a difference this will make to feel and therefore don't know if shims will still make the setup more comfortable for me. Specifically, I hesitate changing my mind and having to reuse the same mounting holes if I add or remove a shim. Is this something I should be worried about? Any recommendations for me?
Hi Ben, the difference in the two bindings is palpable and there is a good chance it's "enough". Most skis should be able to handle the experimentation, especially if they have a metal topsheet.
Hello. Sorry. Auto correct made question unreadable. What shims would I use to reduce the delta angle on dynafit speed turn 2.0 by at least 3mm. Thank you.
Hey Matt, any of the classic shims will work for you, they will change the delta angle by 3.2mm, 4.7mm, or 6.4mm. If you want to change the delta angle by 6.4 a Radical ST 1.0 Toe plate under the Dynafit Plates & Bases will also work and in addition will look really svelte!
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11/12/2020
Question from
Nick
I have Dynafit ST rotation 10s and i bought a 6.4mm shim. I did not buy the screws with this. What screw size do i need? Do i have to buy these screws from you? My skis area currently in a shop ready to be mounted, but thye just realized they dont have long enough screws.
Hey Nick, yes the normal mounting screw for the Rotation 10 is a 15.9mm screw, and so if you add the 6.4 shim to it you need a screw that is 22.3mm. You'll want to buy the 23.5 screws and probably grind down the ends a bit so they don't risk puckering the ski bases.
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11/6/2020
Question from
Eric
Do you have a shim that would fit the Hagan Core 12 Pro?
