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Originally Posted by SRT8DRVR
Speaking of Stop-Tech, I followed their method to a "T" for "bedding-in" my brakes this past Friday at 4AM (no cars, no cops on local highway).
No appreciable change in brake performance but now I have groovy rotors. 
Wat's up with this? Did I just accerate the inevitable? |
Are you saying that in just 8 stops from 60mph you created grooves in your rotors? The only way that would happen is if something was trapped between the pads and the rotors. Did you inspect the rotors before and after the bedding session and really see grooves that weren't there a few minutes earlier?
By no "appreciable change in brake performance" do you mean no
detectible change at all? Or just a change that you don't consider significant? Bedding doesn't create a dramatic, night and day difference in brake feel as if you just installed big brakes. But it does increase Cf between pads and rotors and a sensitive driver can tell the difference beween brakes that have never been bedded and those that have. There are other benefits to bedding that won't show up in a single stop, such as longer rotor life, less dust, and less brake noise.
In the case of the SRT8 with stock pads, the working theory is that these pads behave like race pads, meaning they rapidly unbed the rotors at lower temperatures, create lots of dust, and score the rotors in just a few thousand miles. While bedding did stop the brakes on my SRT8 from squeaking, it did not cure the other ills that come from inappropriate pads being used under non-racing conditions. I'm eagerly awaiting the availability of the Hawk HPS and Hawk Performance Ceramic pads for the SRT8 application. That should fix these problems. In the meantime, try to get your dealer to warranty replace the scored rotors just prior to the installation (when they become available this summer) of the Hawk pads so you are starting off with fresh, unscored rotors.