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Old 06-19-2008, 05:50 AM
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Default Question for the Bobcat Groupbuy guys: Do you find these pads to brake better than stock?
I put mine on and have noticed that my stock pads were actually better. I am finding myself having to apply more brake peddle pressure to get the same stopping power. They are defeinitely less dust than the stockpads. Perhaps I need to rebed them?
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Old 06-19-2008, 06:10 AM
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Default I find mine bite more, but do have that delay in getting warmed up. I've still not
completely bedded them properly either.
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Old 06-19-2008, 08:02 AM
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Default I found that they didn't catch the whole face of the rotor...
when I had them installed of my S4 along with the DBA rotors. I'm not sure what the problem is but the car's back in today to have it looked at.
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Old 06-19-2008, 08:21 AM
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Default Hmmm..I'm finding that too. I'm counting on a lenghty bedding to alleviate that. My rotors are
about 3 years old with 55ks on them.
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Default Mine only hit about 50% starting at the outer edge of the rotor...
Towards the middle - not much contact, if any. What about you?
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How can you tell this?
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Looks like it misses 0.5 cm towards the centre...definitely less than what you saw.
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You see the "rust band" that hasn't scraped off.
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you like the rusty trombone? j/k.
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Re: noob question: what's the proper way to bed in the pads?
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