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Originally Posted by HaXx
I read that proper bedding is 3 or 4 moderate brakes from 45 to 5, then 3 to 4 hard brakes from 45 to 5. Is this on par? Did you do this on the track? Or find an empty road before your event?
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For track pads, you'll need more stops from higher speeds to build up enough heat for a proper bedding. 10 or so increasingly hard braking events from 60-5mph is usually about enough. The goal is to brake at about 80% of ABS engagement (you don't want ABS to come on) for the last 4-6 braking events.
You should smell your brakes by the time your done. Once you smell them drive at 40-60mph for at least 5min to cool them down before stopping and try not to use your brakes during the cool down.
Feeder/service roads are good places, or if it's early in the morning before an event you could do this on empty stretches of highway (only takes about 15-20min to get it done).
You don't have to use fresh rotors, just spray the old ones with some brake cleaner, dry, and bed the new stuff.
If you can't get the bedding done before your trackday, just use the first session (remember your green pads won't work great and you're goal is to bed the brakes and not set laptimes).