Squirming under hard breaking
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I've got grooved discs with carbone lorraine RC5 pads. I do get some pad deposits but this is much reduced if you use the handbrake when stopped instead of staying on the brake pedal (Deposits are hot pad material transfering to the disc). But, KTEC have told me this isn't such a problem with the new RC5+ compound.
I can't remember who but someone on here was using pagid pads and had no problems with deposits but they are more expensive.
The advantage of CL or pagid pads is that they're carbon metallic meaning they work amazingly well from cold
If the tracking is out and you brake hard you will probably get a rolling sensation as if the car feels unbalanced because the toe is out of line.
The 200 cup chassis is a pretty solid and planted and even under heavy breaking it should feel balanced (that's what makes it such a good car!). I doubt it's the brakes...probably you just you hit a pothole and need the alignment correcting.
Standard 197 or 200 suspension is a different ball game, the damping is softer so the force of breaking will cause it to roll around more.
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GrumpyTwig
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Cool thanks, will be looking into it for sure. Reckon they'll need replacing by end of summer so got bit of time yet
Oh, and just been back onto k-tec website and it says £106 on the list page but then when you click on them it says they're £142.......weird
It's £106 for the rears, get them from camskill.
Avoid buying things from Ktec as it's mostly rebranded/overpriced.
Your brakes might not be balanced. This happens when the pads on one side of the vehicle exert more pressure and brake stronger. This is something that is tested as part of an Mot. Its is quite easy to rectify by either replacing the pads if required or cleaning them if the pads are sticking.
I hate that squeaking sound lol. The same happened to mine after I bought it. It was doing an annoying squeaking sound at low speeds and the car didnt hold well under hard braking. I got the brakes cleaned and changed the pads and it was fine. Hopefully a clean should do the trick. I only had to get the pads changed because 2 of them had split which was causing them to stick.
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brake squeal is the result of pad vibration rather than "dust" build up
they need removing - cleaning and a small amount of copperslip or similar putting on the pad mounting points to stop it
