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Originally Posted by TheBrightSide
I’m gonna look into those Carbotech brake pads. Looks like some others have recommended them for hard use and track driving as well. I wonder how well the model Carbotech pads you recommended, would do for daily street driving however…
At the moment, I just had a front and rear Wagner semi-metallic brake pad set on my car, along with the bone stock GM Brembo rotors. It took a while for them to actually “bed” in, and at times it felt like I was glazing over my brake rotors.. Nowadays, my brakes are obviously a lot cleaner (not that I care “too” much), but they perform like maybe half to 70% of the stock GM Brembo factory brake pads at best.
Should I sand down my rotor surfaces with getting new pads..? And about the brake fluid, I already have good brake fluid in there. I cycled out the rest of the old fluid like 6-7 times with a chicken baster. I’ve been running VP Racing 622, but don’t care for it too much right now, since I’m not gonna be tracking the car anytime soon.
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AX6 are great street pads, put high temp anti seize on the pad backing plate wherever they touch anything and they won't squeal.
You need to Google "how to bed in brake pads" and watch some videos, it is a certain process you do when you put on the pads, you get them VERY hot then let them cool off to ambient temp.
Sucking the fluid out of the reservoir with a turkey baster does nothing, the fluid needs to be in the caliper. Suck out what you can at the reservoir, fill it then bleed the brakes.
Sanding the rotor with 80 grit will help the bed in process.