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Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 02-13-2014, 11:21 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
A small update on my warped rotor story from...

A small update on my warped rotor story from earlier in this thread.

For those who don't want to look it all up, I had slotted RB fronts that warped when using Hawk DTC-30s on the track. Machined...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 11-15-2013, 11:19 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Didn't take the pistons out, but took a pic while...

Didn't take the pistons out, but took a pic while swapping brake pads. Looks like the boot is crisped on the top one, right?

What all is involved in swapping them out? Can it be done without...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-29-2013, 12:33 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Asked Andie from Cobalt Friction about the pics. ...

Asked Andie from Cobalt Friction about the pics. His comment: This is completely fine. The RB rotors are a harder alloy material than the OEM rotors and as a result pad deposit variances are more...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-29-2013, 05:55 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
ABS is not kicking in a lot, no. I think I am...

ABS is not kicking in a lot, no. I think I am pretty good at modulating the brakes, but occasionally I think I do feel it.

Last time I swapped the pads I felt around the pistons and it didn't feel...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-28-2013, 08:01 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
OEM 4-piston calipers. Brake ducts are on my...

OEM 4-piston calipers.

Brake ducts are on my list for a winter upgrade.

Did a few more runs and the streaking is a little worse but not much. Did not get any major sort of pulsing on braking,...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-28-2013, 12:20 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Damn it I think the rotors are starting to warp...

Damn it I think the rotors are starting to warp again.

Am at VIR for a day and this is after 2nd run out. Starting to show signs of uneven streaking, which I think it warping.

This is while...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-14-2013, 05:01 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Good question. I doubt it. That corner is all...

Good question. I doubt it. That corner is all screwed up now. Flag station that used to be inside the corner right by the tree is gone, with a new flag station OUTSIDE the corner, most of the way...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-13-2013, 02:38 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Can't believe the OEM pads did better than the...

Can't believe the OEM pads did better than the Hawk DTC-30s. Ah well. Live and learn :)

I was a little worried in the big braking zones at the end of the straights and started braking earlier than...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-13-2013, 08:10 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
How about that

Full day at VIR on OEM pads, RB fronts and OEM rears and everything feels fine.

First time doing passing anywhere on the track with a point-by. Kinda different getting passed in a corner (not on...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-09-2013, 04:38 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
:) If that's the toast, then here's a video of...

:) If that's the toast, then here's a video of the toaster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znUmoat6v9Q&feature=youtu.be
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-09-2013, 02:43 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Nope. RB does not guarantee them in track...

Nope. RB does not guarantee them in track applications. Just called and asked :)



Final widths were 1.166 and 1.164 inches respectively. RacingBrake says not to machine these specific rotors...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-09-2013, 01:16 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Megatron, what rotors did you have - rb slotted? ...

Megatron, what rotors did you have - rb slotted?

Went in to my mechanic today and found the front slotted RB rotors were warped as hell. That was from a total of two track days, one with the RB...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-07-2013, 03:58 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Any comments on braking performance and ABS...

Any comments on braking performance and ABS kicking in?

Any thoughts on bedding, etc?

Thanks man
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-07-2013, 03:53 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Tell me again what pads you are running So Cal?

Tell me again what pads you are running So Cal?
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-07-2013, 02:57 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
We talked about this. I explained that on the OE...

We talked about this. I explained that on the OE pad I had a good sense for where the ABS would kick in, and that even on the Hawk pads I had ABS coming on. In his words "XR1 will trigger the ABS as...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-07-2013, 02:48 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
I've been doing some calling to brake pad...

I've been doing some calling to brake pad manufacturers. The Hawk people were friendly but not really helpful. Their suggestion was that I did not bed the brakes in correctly. That's possible, but...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-07-2013, 10:14 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
I don't think the streaking is related to the...

I don't think the streaking is related to the holes - I thought that originally but no real pattern. And, also, it IS on all four rotors, and the back pair are not slotted, just OEM.

Back rotors...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-07-2013, 05:28 AM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Have had the slotted rotors on since the summer...

Have had the slotted rotors on since the summer and with the other pads I felt the vibration too. Not crazy warped-rotors type vibration, just "chunk-chunk-chunk" when I braked hard as the pads bit. ...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-06-2013, 09:11 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Seems to haul it down better than the RB...

Seems to haul it down better than the RB light-duty pads. Some vibration through the pedal, which I assumed was because of the slots. Better bite.
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-06-2013, 09:00 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Haven't looked at the pads, but from the outside...

Haven't looked at the pads, but from the outside the pad seems the same thickness across different dimensions.

Rotors are all like this - streaked, sort of. Does not rub off. I ran my finger over...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-06-2013, 08:07 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Yep. Didn't look like this before the track. ...

Yep. Didn't look like this before the track.

Here's a shot of the passenger side front rotor - same thing. The streaking sure is weird.
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-06-2013, 07:19 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Thanks Blake. So dust is the culprit, huh? On...

Thanks Blake. So dust is the culprit, huh? On the pad or on the rotors, you figure? You ever try any way to get the dust off after the track?

Attached a shot - quite a lot of material on rotors...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-06-2013, 05:41 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
What is it with me and brake pads? Put the...

What is it with me and brake pads?

Put the DTC-30's on, squealed like a banshee, went and bedded them in and the squealing mostly went away, and what remained was much quieter. Drove around town...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-03-2013, 08:50 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Will be on Shenandoah Circuit at Summit Point in...

Will be on Shenandoah Circuit at Summit Point in two days. Lots of twisties. Thanks again for the help with the alignment! Gonna be fun. :biggrin::biggrin:
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-03-2013, 08:39 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
OEM calipers but Racing Brake front rotors and...

OEM calipers but Racing Brake front rotors and OEM rotors in rear.
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-03-2013, 05:51 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Hawk DTC-30 front and back. I am looking for...

Hawk DTC-30 front and back. I am looking for something to straddle a bit between street and track, and these are good from 100-1200 degrees, apparently.

So far I have found that buying different...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 10-03-2013, 03:00 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
So just in case anyone is thinking of buying...

So just in case anyone is thinking of buying these pads - I took them to the track for one weekend (eight 20-25 minute long runs) plus 3 months of street use and they are down to nothing. Have never...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 06-27-2013, 05:32 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
I have. It's Virginia, so snows maybe twice a...

I have. It's Virginia, so snows maybe twice a year.

I can deal with poor performance in snow. Heck, I'm not about to do any emergency braking under those circumstances anyways.

I keep...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 06-27-2013, 04:59 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Thanks for the ideas. I am a lazy SOB and don't...

Thanks for the ideas. I am a lazy SOB and don't like swapping pads and re-bedding them so am trying to find something that would work okay on the street. RB says their higher end pads are not for...
Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 06-27-2013, 04:35 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 65,021
Posted By SSSoon
Hey guys, need some help here. Can't figure out...

Hey guys, need some help here. Can't figure out what is going on.

Bought a set of open slot front rotors from RB, plus a pair of their XT910 "light duty" track pads (in between a track pad and a...
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