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Originally Posted by Spooler Did you bed the pads in? Biggest mistake that can be made. I have XP8 pads/Z1 2-piece on all 4 corners and it was a handful

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Old 06-28-2015, 07:16 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Did you bed the pads in? Biggest mistake that can be made. I have XP8 pads/Z1 2-piece on all 4 corners and it was a handful breaking the pads in. I had to get after it. My car stops great. I am not sure about your pads but XP8's do require a little heat before they come alive. It's the pads that make the most impact on initial bit, etc.
I have Z1 pads and my stops are more like collisions but I definitely had to aggressively bed in the pads
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