i just replaced the front discs and pads on my 04 sti. i have gone for EBC grooved and drilled with ferrodo pads and they dont seem to stop very well at all. i have only done 100 miles so hoping they bed it a bit more. my van will stop quicker than the scooby which cant be right??

 

which compound pad did you get?

 

i new someone would ask that, no idea mate, all i no is they cost me £75

 

it feels like there is very little servo assist

 

well when my wife started using upgraded brakes on her subaru she had the same problem ,which might be your case,your just not using them hard enough with perfomance brakes you need to use them properly if you are just doing 30mph on a regular basis they can glaze up.

 

what brake fluid are you using?did you get braided lines at the same time?

 

who fitted the brakes did you fit them yourself was the brakes bleed properly?

 

i like to be systematic lol.

 

its not got braided. no idea on fluid,its been serviced by a speciallist so hope its decent. brake peddle feels to hard, thats what made me think it could be a servo problem

 

i got a trusted mechanic to fit them and even he said they should be better. the old brakes were the same

 

i think you might just need more time bedding them in as you have only done!00 miles but still i think if your not happy with them let the specialist that fitted them have another look for you just to be on the safe side you cant really joke with brakes.

 

I found this when I first got my scoob, same symptoms you described....had to really stand on the brakes if i wanted to stop quickly.
I changed my pads and discs for some godspeed grooved discs and kevlar pads - but found the problem to actually be that my rear pads had seized solid in place within the caliper, so id essentially had no rear braking. 10 times better now iv sorted it all out.

 

if you only paid £75 for ferodo's its most likely you have either their OEM compound or possibly the DSPF neither of which are very exciting..............

 

they might just need another few miles to bed in. For that price though , wouldnt expect too much, the ones to get are the ds2500.

 

Hard pedal? Sounds like somethings a-miss to me. I'm assuming brembo calipers? Usually the pedal is soft when bedding in so if its hard it could either be something seized or you have a problem with your servo. I'd get someone with some brake knowlege to give all the brakes, front and rear, the once over to make sure nothing is seized solid!

 

As Alyn says, most likely OEM type pads.

Let them bed in and if you find you are still having problems fit some decent uprated pads - we have uprated pad options for your model starting at just £59.99 delivered

 

I bought from bob at Aztec. Got the fast road kevlar pads, braided hoses and dot 4 brake fluid.

I had them fitted by a "Brake specialist". They were better than the OEM i had but only barely.

For another reason i went to see Rich @ FB tuning. He refitted them and re bleed the system. What a difference.... They are now awesome and i am more than happy with them.