rkneeshaw
CEG'er
Well the front so far. Which I guess is nothing too new since a lot of folks have installed the FSVT front rotors before. But I'm very pleased so far. Installation wasn't half bad.
I remember I heard a few people complaining of "grinding" noises after the install and I too experienced this briefly. But it was gone after about half-way through my bedding procedure (http://brakepads.wilwood.com/03-tech/index.html). I contribute the grinding noise to re-using my existing pads with the new gas-grooved rotors I installed. I did use 60 grit sandpaper to rough up the surface of my used pads but once the bedding procedure was complete I have even wear marks across my rotor surface and the grinding is gone and stops are smooth and strong.
I thought it was weird that my drivers side bolted up great and all clearances where great. But when I did the passenger side I had to grind a bit of material off the OEM bracket because when the rotor was fully seated it was heavily favoring the outside of the OEM bracket and barely touching. Yet with the drivers side the rotor straddled right down the middle of the OEM bracket and no grinding was required. Just kind of weird.
Another funny thing I noticed was that during a few hard 60-15mph stops (end of the bedding procedure) that it seemed as though my rears were almost locking up halfway through the stop. Maybe it was just gravel on the road, but I was also thinking that maybe with the greater braking power up front now that its causing even more weight transfer and making the rear even lighter, which makes it easier to lock em up in the rear. I'll see if it makes a difference when I complete the job by installing the larger CSVT front rotors on the rears.
I remember I heard a few people complaining of "grinding" noises after the install and I too experienced this briefly. But it was gone after about half-way through my bedding procedure (http://brakepads.wilwood.com/03-tech/index.html). I contribute the grinding noise to re-using my existing pads with the new gas-grooved rotors I installed. I did use 60 grit sandpaper to rough up the surface of my used pads but once the bedding procedure was complete I have even wear marks across my rotor surface and the grinding is gone and stops are smooth and strong.
I thought it was weird that my drivers side bolted up great and all clearances where great. But when I did the passenger side I had to grind a bit of material off the OEM bracket because when the rotor was fully seated it was heavily favoring the outside of the OEM bracket and barely touching. Yet with the drivers side the rotor straddled right down the middle of the OEM bracket and no grinding was required. Just kind of weird.
Another funny thing I noticed was that during a few hard 60-15mph stops (end of the bedding procedure) that it seemed as though my rears were almost locking up halfway through the stop. Maybe it was just gravel on the road, but I was also thinking that maybe with the greater braking power up front now that its causing even more weight transfer and making the rear even lighter, which makes it easier to lock em up in the rear. I'll see if it makes a difference when I complete the job by installing the larger CSVT front rotors on the rears.
