Rotors?
07-01-2007, 11:13 PM
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Rotors?
I just installed powerslot rotors in the rear and EBC rotors in the front along with new Hawk brake pads. Is there anything I need to do before I drivit regulary? My cousin said I might need to temper the rotors but I thought I would ask here to see if this needs to be done. Also if I do need to temper the rotors how would I go about doing that the correct way? Thanks in advance for your help.
07-01-2007, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
spray your wheels down with pam to make the removal of the break dust easier from those hawk pads 
07-02-2007, 12:29 AM
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Do you mean bed in the brakes??
If so here how hawks whats you to do it.
After installing new pads make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 35 mph with moderate pressure. Make an additional two to three hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph. Do not allow the vehicle to come to a complete stop.When completed with this process, park the vehicle and allow the brakes to cool completely before driving on them again. Do not engage the parking brake until after this cooling process is compete.
NOTE: Hawk racing pads (Blue, Black, HT-10, HT-12) may require a different bed-in
I do 3 hard stop from 55 to 10 mph in a row. Then drive 5 miles with out using them at all around 50 to 60 mph.
If so here how hawks whats you to do it.
After installing new pads make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 35 mph with moderate pressure. Make an additional two to three hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph. Do not allow the vehicle to come to a complete stop.When completed with this process, park the vehicle and allow the brakes to cool completely before driving on them again. Do not engage the parking brake until after this cooling process is compete.
NOTE: Hawk racing pads (Blue, Black, HT-10, HT-12) may require a different bed-in
I do 3 hard stop from 55 to 10 mph in a row. Then drive 5 miles with out using them at all around 50 to 60 mph.
07-02-2007, 11:30 AM
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good luck, here in NY I can't find a stretch of 5 feet where I don't have use the brakes. Ok, maybe thats an exagerration. All I do when I change the pads/rotors, is go out on the block, start at 10mph to dead stop and increase by 5mph each time coming to a stop. I do that up to about 50, and then go for a good drive, making sure that I never have to slam the brakes, to cool them down, and get some normal use on them, and Ive never had a problem yet.
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