Bedding Brake Pads - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Monroetwin · 07-22-2022, 07:22 AM

Quick novice question…

Just had Ferodo DS2500 pads installed (with new fluid too). I need to bed the brake pads without access to a track. My plan is to try to do it in the parking lot at my work tomorrow. Question… Is there any issue using the brakes (lightly) driving around town between now and then? My work is about 15 miles from my house and there are several stop lights. My only other option would be to get up early and find an empty road (rural’ish) and hope to not get interrupted during the process…

Thanks in advance!

ZDan · 07-22-2022, 10:58 AM

Honestly I haven't had issues just bedding pads driving normally on the street and 1st session of the day at the track. I haven't tried any "bedding" procedures on the street for probably 15 years now! That's using a variety of pads from Carbotech, Winmax, Project Mu, and CSG, and swapping back/forth with various OEM and aftermarket "street" pads. No experience with Ferodo DS2500 though...

Code Monkey · 07-22-2022, 11:21 AM

No problem driving around for a while before bedding them properly.

DrinkenBRZ · 07-22-2022, 05:33 PM

As these guys have said just drive to bed those pads. I only intentionally bed full, hard core compounds now.

Monroetwin · 07-23-2022, 06:26 AM

Ok. Good to know! Thanks for the responses!

norcalpb · 07-23-2022, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZDan

Honestly I haven't had issues just bedding pads driving normally on the street and 1st session of the day at the track. I haven't tried any "bedding" procedures on the street for probably 15 years now! That's using a variety of pads from Carbotech, Winmax, Project Mu, and CSG, and swapping back/forth with various OEM and aftermarket "street" pads. No experience with Ferodo DS2500 though...

I knew you had tracked without bedding before so on my most recent track day I decided not to bed my new pads. They smelled awful on my first session, but after that they worked just as well as my last set of bedded pads (DTC-60 pads, probably helped that my old rotors still had bedding from my old DTC-60s)

Ultramaroon · 07-23-2022, 07:01 PM

Bedding is good if you smear pad on the rotors. Otherwise,... Your Meh May Vary

Autoxer62 · 07-25-2022, 08:43 AM

I have generally bedded pads (autocross compounds mostly) with 10 hard applications from 40 to 15 on a light traffic street, then park the car overnight. Braking gets notably better at the end of the cycle.

CSG Mike · 07-25-2022, 12:45 PM

DS2500? Just drive them normally, and they'll bed over time. No special procedure needed.

JRitt · 07-26-2022, 01:07 PM

It's not a problem to drive them around a bit before bedding. You won't hurt anything. If you don't get them bedded before you get to the track, just take the first few laps easy and progressively go harder. Let them cool a lap, then you should be good. The DS2500 is extremely easy to bed-in.

Also, please watch our videos on this topic. If you understand everything in these videos, you'll know everything you need to know on the topic:

07-22-2022, 07:22 AM	#1
Monroetwin Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Drives: 2022 GR 86 Premium Location: Midwest Posts: 33 Thanks: 14 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bedding Brake Pads Quick novice question… Just had Ferodo DS2500 pads installed (with new fluid too). I need to bed the brake pads without access to a track. My plan is to try to do it in the parking lot at my work tomorrow. Question… Is there any issue using the brakes (lightly) driving around town between now and then? My work is about 15 miles from my house and there are several stop lights. My only other option would be to get up early and find an empty road (rural’ish) and hope to not get interrupted during the process… Thanks in advance!

07-23-2022, 07:01 PM	#7
Ultramaroon chicken tonight Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 31,925 Thanks: 52,252 Thanked 36,586 Times in 18,965 Posts Mentioned: 1108 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	Bedding is good if you smear pad on the rotors. Otherwise,... Your Meh May Vary __________________ service manuals

07-25-2022, 08:43 AM	#8
Autoxer62 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 149 Thanks: 45 Thanked 70 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have generally bedded pads (autocross compounds mostly) with 10 hard applications from 40 to 15 on a light traffic street, then park the car overnight. Braking gets notably better at the end of the cycle. __________________ -- Bryan Blackwell -- 2020 Hakone 86 -- KW V2 6k&9k/Karcepts Sway Bars/SPC&Diftech RCLA/SuperPro bshngs/17x9 RPF1/255-40-17 RT660/Hawk5.0 Pads/RacerX MC Brace

07-26-2022, 01:07 PM	#10
JRitt Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2012 BRZ Premium WRB 6MT Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 689 Thanks: 224 Thanked 1,411 Times in 376 Posts Mentioned: 80 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	It's not a problem to drive them around a bit before bedding. You won't hurt anything. If you don't get them bedded before you get to the track, just take the first few laps easy and progressively go harder. Let them cool a lap, then you should be good. The DS2500 is extremely easy to bed-in. Also, please watch our videos on this topic. If you understand everything in these videos, you'll know everything you need to know on the topic: __________________ Jeff Ritter\|Mgr.- High Performance Division Exclusive Importer AP Racing and Ferodo Racing www.essexparts.com

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07-22-2022, 10:58 AM	#2
ZDan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: '23 BRZ Location: Providence, RI Posts: 4,587 Thanks: 1,378 Thanked 3,893 Times in 2,034 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Honestly I haven't had issues just bedding pads driving normally on the street and 1st session of the day at the track. I haven't tried any "bedding" procedures on the street for probably 15 years now! That's using a variety of pads from Carbotech, Winmax, Project Mu, and CSG, and swapping back/forth with various OEM and aftermarket "street" pads. No experience with Ferodo DS2500 though...

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Code Monkey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 843 Thanks: 880 Thanked 569 Times in 341 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No problem driving around for a while before bedding them properly.

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07-23-2022, 06:26 AM	#5
Monroetwin Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Drives: 2022 GR 86 Premium Location: Midwest Posts: 33 Thanks: 14 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ok. Good to know! Thanks for the responses!

07-25-2022, 12:45 PM	#9
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