Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/03/16 05:49 AM Share Posted 09/03/16 05:49 AM Pads and rotors or just Pads? my 6 potters took about 1000km's to bed in. I was initially disappointed with the feel as the pedal have a heap of free travel and seemed to required a lot of pedal effort/travel to achieve the same braking as the 4 potters. After they have fully bedded you only need to breath on the pedal and it pulls up. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurdoK Donating Members 719 Member For: 14y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth,WA Posted 09/03/16 06:22 AM Share Posted 09/03/16 06:22 AM Just pads. Sounds the exact same there Ralph. In another week or so I would hit 1000ks so hopefully they start to bed in Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Donating Members 2,055 Member For: 16y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/03/16 07:12 AM Share Posted 09/03/16 07:12 AM On 09/03/2016 at 5:49 AM, Ralph Wiggum said: Pads and rotors or just Pads? my 6 potters took about 1000km's to bed in. I was initially disappointed with the feel as the pedal have a heap of free travel and seemed to required a lot of pedal effort/travel to achieve the same braking as the 4 potters. After they have fully bedded you only need to breath on the pedal and it pulls up. Expand no refunds ! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/03/16 07:13 AM Share Posted 09/03/16 07:13 AM ^ Don't I still owe you a tune to cover the cost? NO ACCRUALS. ALL 2015 CONTRACTS ARE NULL AND VOID! 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/03/16 07:24 AM Share Posted 09/03/16 07:24 AM ... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 09/03/16 09:30 AM Share Posted 09/03/16 09:30 AM My NS400/Brembo 4 pot brakes feel decent, after possibly being the same at first man. I recall not loving the initial bite but it's improved now. Same rotors on mine so there's that to consider - possibly remnants of old pad bonding materials still on them getting in the way of optimal performance Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
masda74 To Loud Gold Donating Members 4,112 Member For: 13y 5m 5d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 10/03/16 04:16 AM Share Posted 10/03/16 04:16 AM Well it looks like I will be looking forward to some fun once I install the NS400. At least I have a heads up now. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurdoK Donating Members 719 Member For: 14y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth,WA Posted 10/03/16 04:38 AM Share Posted 10/03/16 04:38 AM Thanks for the feed back guys. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 11y 11m 10d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 10/03/16 05:32 AM Share Posted 10/03/16 05:32 AM so judging by the few responses above.....most of you guys didn't machine your rotors when changing pads? My local ABS shop said they will not install any new pads unless you get the rotors machined first.....this was back when I had practically new DBAs with less than 4000kms use. So are they just being money hungry??? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurdoK Donating Members 719 Member For: 14y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth,WA Posted 10/03/16 06:04 AM Share Posted 10/03/16 06:04 AM Machining Disc Rotors Posted in Tech Articles There is much controversy over when to machine the rotors. Some technicians are of the opinion that rotors should be machined any time the pads are replaced. Others machine new rotors prior to installation (we don’t recommend this with DBA rotors). Some vehicle manufacturers recommend only turning the rotors if the thickness variations exceed 0.15mm / 0.006 inches. We will leave this decision to the technician. Taken from dba website. I have always taken thickness variation as the indicator to skim but each there own 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91757-brake-upgrade-fg-xr6t-worked/page/3/#findComment-1581959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now