nissanluva

I put a set of Brembo blank front rotors on my 01 AE with new OE pads about 4 months ago and have put maybe 4-5K on the car since. I just recently started hearing a grinding noise from the front brakes in the last 5 feet or so before I come to a full stop. The car still stops fine and I don't see any grooves or anything on the rotor itself. My mechanic says I might need to cut the rotors but I can't believe I need to do that so soon already. Even when my last set of OE rotors warped on me inside of 7K miles I didn't get this grinding noise. I'm wondering if my new rims have something to do with it too. I just put a set of 18" HP racing R5 wheels on last month and not long after that I started hearing the grinding. The wheel design is a pretty slim 5-star that exposes a lot more of the rotor/brake setup than the stockies. Anybody have similar issues or any ideas?

woosh

Did you break-in the rotor and pads properly?

Love_00_Max

I have Bremho blank and Hawk HPS. At slow speeds the grinding is very predominant and the brake dust is unbearable.

What is this break-in of rotors and pads?

speye022

Is it too late to fix that problem?

nissanluva

Never had to break in factory pads before. I've got the same setup on my Civic and haven't had a problem. How are you supposed to break them in?