oilwell1415
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I've spent the last two evenings getting my truck ready for the track on Saturday. Tonight I put the track pads on the front and flushed the brakes with Motul, then I went out and tried them out.
The first thing I noticed (since it was dark when I finally went out and drove it) was that sparks came flying out of the wheels under braking until the brakes got hot. I don't know if it stopped because the brakes were hot, or because the pads were changed. The pads had previously been bedded in and I did not notice this then. The setup is the 13" Wilwoods from TCE with C pads. Normal?
The second thing was the brake bias. When they were cold I didn't notice this, but after they heated up it became obvious. The problem is that I get on the brakes about 50% and the front feels like it's just starting to grab good, but the back is already entering ABS mode. Will this be a problem, or will it go away when I stiffen up the shocks on the track?
The setup on the truck is RUSlow 1100 front coils, early Hotchkis rear leafs, QA1 shocks and the TCE brake kit. Rear pads are Wagner Thermoquiets.
Thanks for the input.
The first thing I noticed (since it was dark when I finally went out and drove it) was that sparks came flying out of the wheels under braking until the brakes got hot. I don't know if it stopped because the brakes were hot, or because the pads were changed. The pads had previously been bedded in and I did not notice this then. The setup is the 13" Wilwoods from TCE with C pads. Normal?
The second thing was the brake bias. When they were cold I didn't notice this, but after they heated up it became obvious. The problem is that I get on the brakes about 50% and the front feels like it's just starting to grab good, but the back is already entering ABS mode. Will this be a problem, or will it go away when I stiffen up the shocks on the track?
The setup on the truck is RUSlow 1100 front coils, early Hotchkis rear leafs, QA1 shocks and the TCE brake kit. Rear pads are Wagner Thermoquiets.
Thanks for the input.