Baer Track brake pad replacement

[blackGSX2g]

Well my Baer Track big brake kit needed a pad replacement, so I ran down to the local auto parts store and bought a run of the mill $50 set of pads for a Mustang Cobra. Everything fit fine, but now my brakes absolutely suck. The factory brakes on my DD feel WAY better. I can't even lock up the tires/engage the abs at any reasonable speed. I would think almost any brake pad would be able to lock the tires on a full stop.

Any ideas?

[nuclearr]

I know this maybe a stupid question but did you bleed the brakes? Sounds like you have air in the lines. Or you master cyl might be going out.

[blackGSX2g]

I swapped in the whole cylinder/vacuum unit from my other AWD, lines are all bled and bled again, then installed SS brake lines on all 4 corners and bled them again. Still the same weak feel.

The old pads were awesome, even when they were way worn down. This just happened right after I swapped in the new ones so I doubt anything else could have gone wrong in the 30 minutes I took to put them on and bed them.

[Gamble97]

Aren't the baer brake pads off of a corvette?

[blackGSX2g]

Originally Posted by Gamble97

Aren't the baer brake pads off of a corvette?

PBR used the same calipers on the Cobra as well, so the pads should be the same between all 3.

[TSiAWD666]

Did you bed the new pads?

[blackGSX2g]

Did you bed the new pads?

Originally Posted by blackGSX2g

This just happened right after I swapped in the new ones so I doubt anything else could have gone wrong in the 30 minutes I took to put them on and bed them.

Yep, thats where I first noticed the problem. I was hoping they would get better after a few heat cycles, but no dice.

I guess that's what I get for spending money on a good brake set-up and cheaping out on pads, I just don't understand why so many crap cars with crap brakes on crap pads can still outperform these.

I'll probably just pick up a set of good pads that some of the Corvette/Cobra guys recommend.