HAWK HP+ pads, break in.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

anyone got any tips? i cant find any solid info on break in for these things and i just got them in today.
stock s14 calipers, new e brake cables, fresh dot4 fluid (valvoline PS series) and brembo blank rotors (will be resurfaced)
non of the calipers stick, rears are new, ETC.
i have till this weekend to get them seated right xD!

oh hey duke (hint hint) i know you know some info!

[discord]

http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

This worked for me.

[Broke240]

Same break in as any new pad

Its called bed-in, look it up, google. Multiple stops from increasing speeds with moderate braking effort and let cool.

[Stroker]

^ that looks like a legitimate process.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

thanks man!!

[down_shift]

yup. discords link is good. just read whats on the box. I went by Hawks instructions and have had no problems with mine.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

i realised a couldnt find anything because i was serching the wrong stuff. :P

[BigJack]

http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance/hpplus.php

Scroll down and under "Note" you will see 3 links, click on the second one, Bed-In/Burnishing instructions.

Burnishing Instructions


After installing new brake pads, make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 30-35 mph applying moderate pressure.
Make an additional 2 to 3 hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph.
DO NOT DRAG BRAKES!
Allow 15 minutes for brake system to cool down.
After step 4 your new pads are ready for use.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

damn i suck, i didnt even check the box! i see hawk's instructions now.

[down_shift]

;)

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

damn!! i did the break in twice just because, drove home (squeaky much...) and yanked the e break and holy shit! mucho bueno! these stop as fast as the brembo's on my dads vette ! (his car is half the weight as mine but still.. damn!)

very pleased, thanks for the help guys!

[Casey]

damn!! i did the break in twice just because, drove home (squeaky much...) and yanked the e break and holy shit! mucho bueno! these stop as fast as the brembo's on my dads vette ! (his car is half the weight as mine but still.. damn!)

very pleased, thanks for the help guys!

um... his vette is not half the weight of your s14

[Photonic]

http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance/hpplus.php

Scroll down and under "Note" you will see 3 links, click on the second one, Bed-In/Burnishing instructions.

Burnishing Instructions


After installing new brake pads, make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 30-35 mph applying moderate pressure.
Make an additional 2 to 3 hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph.
DO NOT DRAG BRAKES!
Allow 15 minutes for brake system to cool down.
After step 4 your new pads are ready for use.




Make sure not to set your E-BRAKE during that 15 minutes....Non uniform cooling for the braking surface could = warping of rotors.

But from just breaking in a set of pads Its probably not important. But better safe than sorry.


*Edit* Oh you did it ^_^ gj.


Anyway yeah...Vette does not = 1/2 of s14 o.O

[~The_Duke~]

Do 3-5 30mph to a slow roll stops, not complete stop. This is a mediuem stop.

Then do the same number and style of stop from 60-a slow roll, not a complete stop.

Then do some 80mph-0, come to a complete stop. This is flooring the brakes without locking up the wheels. Do this 3 times.

Then you should be good to go.

[Casey]

c5 vette Coupe - 3246/1472, Convertible - 3248/1473, Hardtop - 3173/1439

s14 Curb weight 1253 kg (2762 lb)


so, you were saying?

[~The_Duke~]

My car is fat compared to those cars...

[Casey]

S13 coupe -

Typical Curb Weight:
Manual:
Base: 2699 lbs.
SE: 2712 lbs.
Automatic:
Base: 2759 lbs.
SE: 2772 lbs.

s13 hatchbacks:

Typical Curb Weight:
Manual:
Base: 2730 lbs.
SE: 2747 lbs.
LE: 2748 lbs.
Automatic:
Base: 2790 lbs.
SE: 2807 lbs.
LE: 2808 lbs.

S14s -

Typical Curb Weight:
Manual:
Base: 2813 lbs.
SE: 2826 lbs.
LE: NA
Automatic:
Base: 2875 lbs.
SE: 2888 lbs.
LE: NA

[BigJack]

Well the Vette also has fatter tires too though and I would imagine ABS to interfere.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

i typed it wrong, vette is heavye than my s14. my b.
he has 275 front and 315 tires rear, brembo 6pot front and stock rears.
my junk locks teh mess up now, nohomo. almost hit some crazy bitch wearing all black when its dark outside, she was walking in the middle of the road.

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oh sweet a typo made vipernob's sig!

[ThatS13Guy]

when casey see's someone is wrong he jumps all over like stink on shit

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

when casey see's someone is wrong he jumps all over like stink on shit

it was a typo :P geeze. my dads car is teh heavy mucho.:ninja:

[NAKA]

c5 vette Coupe - 3246/1472, Convertible - 3248/1473, Hardtop - 3173/1439

s14 Curb weight 1253 kg (2762 lb)


so, you were saying?

Casey your math is incorrect for this particular Corvette. You missed a few extra items that add some weight to the scale. The petite steel roll bar adds atleast an extra 50 pounds to the equation. A very nice power adder but pretty heavy is the roots type blower sitting under the hood of his Corvette, so thats atleast another 100 pounds and some change. So that tips the scales even further. LOL.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

Casey your math is incorrect for this particular Corvette. You missed a few extra items that add some weight to the scale. The petite steel roll bar adds atleast an extra 50 pounds to the equation. A very nice power adder but pretty heavy is the roots type blower sitting under the hood of his Corvette, so thats atleast another 100 pounds and some change. So that tips the scales even further. LOL.

+ them bigass tires lawl.

great im even more wrong!

[~The_Duke~]

when casey see's someone is wrong he jumps all over like stink on shit

Then dont be wrong... lol