Need some brakes and pads advice...
12-10-2007, 07:19 PM
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Burning Brakes
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I don't know which pads you have, and I'm not familiar with the Wilwood line anyway. But if they are track pads, they will be noisy, as will any track pads I have used. You just have to switch between track and street pads.
12-10-2007, 08:28 PM
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Melting Slicks
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The stopping power is great, I called and asked about the squeaking though and the person I talked to on the phone said sometimes it's just the nature of the pad.
BTW, I got a ride in the silver beast in your signature... yeah, great advertising, now I want a G5X cam
12-11-2007, 06:19 AM
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Le Mans Master
I've got the Wilwood E-compound pads on my car with the LG/Wilwood brake kit. They squeel and dust like crazy. If you're just driving on the street, try the Y-compound and keep the Es for the few track days you do. They won't stop as good, but more than enough for street duty.
12-11-2007, 07:34 AM
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Melting Slicks
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If you're only going to one HPDE a year I'd recommend taking the racing pads off (they squeel because of the compound that has to work at super high temps) and switching to a street pad for the rest of the year. When you are going to do your HPDE just put the high performance pads back on and then take them off after the event.
12-11-2007, 10:17 PM
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Melting Slicks
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First I'd like to say thanks to LG Motorsports... after seeing this thread they called me today a few times trying to help! Great concern for the customer. Much appreciated!
They told me I have the type E Wilwood pads, which are for light track duty. They will squeak no matter what, and the best bet to totally remove the squeal/squeak is to get a different set for street use only. LG offered to help me resolve the issue and explore different pads, which I may take them up on. Only issue is I'm 180 miles away, but I'm good at making excuses to drive to a performance shop
Tonight though, I did the following:
80 - 40 braking, followed by hard accelerating up to 80 and braking back to 40, over and over for a total of 8 times. The brakes were smoking at the end, but the fluid and SS lines didn't let any fade or pedal mush happen. Plus the car stopped hard every time, very impressive.
I then drove around for a while - no squeaking or squealing! Interesting... there were a few squeaks here and there, but nothing worse than a stock Z51. We'll see how it goes!
I'm learning...
Once I figure this out, then it's off to figure out how to deal with rust on the non-swept part of the rotors... and then time to figure out which cam!
They told me I have the type E Wilwood pads, which are for light track duty. They will squeak no matter what, and the best bet to totally remove the squeal/squeak is to get a different set for street use only. LG offered to help me resolve the issue and explore different pads, which I may take them up on. Only issue is I'm 180 miles away, but I'm good at making excuses to drive to a performance shop
Tonight though, I did the following:
80 - 40 braking, followed by hard accelerating up to 80 and braking back to 40, over and over for a total of 8 times. The brakes were smoking at the end, but the fluid and SS lines didn't let any fade or pedal mush happen. Plus the car stopped hard every time, very impressive.
I then drove around for a while - no squeaking or squealing! Interesting... there were a few squeaks here and there, but nothing worse than a stock Z51. We'll see how it goes!
I'm learning...
Once I figure this out, then it's off to figure out how to deal with rust on the non-swept part of the rotors... and then time to figure out which cam!