[Z06] Got Hawk HP+ installed. I have a question...
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Racer
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Got Hawk HP+ installed. I have a question...
So I got Hawk HP+ installed and had a brake flush with Motul RBF600. I followed the bedding instructions on the Hawk website and on the box (the pads came in). But I have a question, the site/box say, "don't drag the brakes"!
Does that mean I can never drag the brakes? or only during the bedding period?
Does that mean I can never drag the brakes? or only during the bedding period?
Instructor
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I just installed Hawk HP+ pads, ATE Rotors, ATE Super Blue Fluid and Goodrich SS lines.
The HP+ pads are definitely not as grabby cold as the stocks... but man when they get warm it is a big difference. I can already tell they dust much worse than the stock pads. Oh well.
The HP+ pads are definitely not as grabby cold as the stocks... but man when they get warm it is a big difference. I can already tell they dust much worse than the stock pads. Oh well.
Instructor
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I noticed this as well. In fact... I didn't know we had an "ABS Active" message until this weekend during the bedding process. On the track, I guess "Active Handling" overrides that message because I never noticed it even though I know I was engaging ABS.
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After a while you get use to the HP+'s and they just feel like normal brakes. They may sqeal at low speed sometimes. But after you roast them at a track day, they get the message and STFU for a while. 
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Instructor
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Racer
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Hahahahaha…. That’s funny.
By the way, how did you guys bed the brakes?
I used the following procedure:
I didn't drag the brakes, as per instructions on the box/website.
1. 10 stops from 35mph with moderate pressure
2. 6 stops from 50mph with hard stops
3. stopped the car didn't drive it for 15 mins.
4. Drove home and parked the car for the night.
Team Owner
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From: Picking on the weakest kid in the yard.
By the way, how did you guys bed the brakes?
I used the following procedure:
I didn't drag the brakes, as per instructions on the box/website.
1. 10 stops from 35mph with moderate pressure
2. 6 stops from 50mph with hard stops
3. stopped the car didn't drive it for 15 mins.
4. Drove home and parked the car for the night.
I used the following procedure:
I didn't drag the brakes, as per instructions on the box/website.
1. 10 stops from 35mph with moderate pressure
2. 6 stops from 50mph with hard stops
3. stopped the car didn't drive it for 15 mins.
4. Drove home and parked the car for the night.
I don't remember, it's been a while. But I do know that when you make the stops, you are not supposed to come to a complete stop. That can cause an uneven transfer of pad onto the rotor and cause vibration.
