[Shotimes] Bad Brake Pads!

[Leigh Smith]

Josh;

You should be happy with them. I think you made the right choice based 
on the criteria you mentioned. And the bedding in procedure you 
mentioned sounds correct, and should work well. Six stops should be 
enough. You'll know when you start to smell things.

Good luck and don't scare any passengers by banging their head off the 
windshield when you stand on the brakes!!

Leigh


Josh Salaets wrote:
> Thanks everyone for all of your input!  Even though I have only driven 10
> miles home on my Performance Friction pads, I already like them better than
> anything else I've tried so far.  I didn't even have to use the brakes much,
> but I could already tell the pedal was stiffer, there was less effort needed
> to slow the car, and the pads would bite much harder than the others I have
> tried.
> 
> Sometime tonight or tomorrow I will actually "bed" the pads and rotors in.
> I read a lot of different opinions about bedding in pads and rotors the past
> couple days because I want to make sure I don't screw this set up.  It seems
> like there's as many opinions about why and how you should bed in as there
> are pad manufacturers - some say bedding in isn't necessary, others say its
> essential, and still others say its just to bed in the rotor as good pads
> are already "bed in" and ready to go at the factory.
> 
> I think the way I'll do it is drive the car around for today and tomorrow
> using the brakes as normal (avoid high-speed or panic stops), then bed the
> pads and rotors in by making a series of 7-10 60-15 mph stops to heat
> everything up gradually, drive the car for 10-15 minutes to cool everything
> down, and then park the car overnight.  This is a combination of a lot of
> the recommendations I read, and is pretty similar to the only recommendation
> I found on the 'net from a Performance Friction employee regarding the
> proper bedding procedure for their pads.
> 
> Sounds like when I get some extra cash, I'll definitely go with the
> Porterfields!  For now though, I don't really care about dusting and
> absolute best performance - I just want a quality pad that won't cost me a
> fortune and that will hold up to some aggressive driving, stay quiet, and
> not fall apart and leave pad material all over my damn rotors, and I think
> the PF pads will fit the bill.
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> Josh Salaets
> 95 SHO MTX (I SHO U - Is the pad swapping marathon over?  Have I FINALLY
> found a good pad???)
> 85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast, and it doesn't care about pad material!)
> NWSHOC Member
> Eugene, OR
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