Brake pads worn out on the rear

Hotrodz · 07-05-2017, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Stability control (VDC) uses the back brakes. That is what wears them out faster.

The cure for this...VDC always off!!!

Rusty · 07-05-2017, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler

Stability control (VDC) uses the back brakes. That is what wears them out faster.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotrodz

The cure for this...VDC always off!!!

Z Spec · 07-06-2017, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Stability control (VDC) uses the back brakes. That is what wears them out faster.

That's crazy how VDC eat up the rear brakes so quick! Thanks for the help.

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz

The cure for this...VDC always off!!!

I don't know if I can control this beast with VDC off!

Rusty · 07-06-2017, 03:24 PM

You should do a trackday with the VDC on. Have the rear start to drift out a bit. Then have a rear caliper come on. The car snaps straight.

Spooler · 07-06-2017, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You should do a trackday with the VDC on. Have the rear start to drift out a bit. Then have a rear caliper come on. The car snaps straight.

More like make you counter steer the other way quick and then the tail waging starts back and forth. I hate that waste of software.

Rusty · 07-07-2017, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

More like make you counter steer the other way quick and then the tail waging starts back and forth. I hate that waste of software.

My experience has been it straightens the car out, but pointed in the wrong direction.

Spooler · 07-07-2017, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

My experience has been it straightens the car out, but pointed in the wrong direction.

There is a video on my youtube channel. I am not sure but this may have been part of my issue. I wish I had a video camera in the car to catch it. Next year before the Dragon, yaw sensor switch.

JARblue · 07-07-2017, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Stability control (VDC) uses the back brakes. That is what wears them out faster.

VDC is actually more about cutting throttle if it thinks you are getting too big for your britches, although it definitely applies the brakes, too. There is another sort of braking nanny at play here as well: ABLS (anti-braking limited slip). It pulses the rear brakes whenever slip is detected, and here's the kicker ...

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz

The cure for this...VDC always off!!!

You can't turn off the ABLS feature unless you disable ABS altogether. The ABLS is really designed to function more as a LSD than a braking nanny. But it will definitely wear down your rear brake pads if your driving activates it often.

Hotrodz · 07-07-2017, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

VDC is actually more about cutting throttle if it thinks you are getting too big for your britches, although it definitely applies the brakes, too. There is another sort of braking nanny at play here as well: ABLS (anti-braking limited slip). It pulses the rear brakes whenever slip is detected, and here's the kicker ...

You can't turn off the ABLS feature unless you disable ABS altogether. The ABLS is really designed to function more as a LSD than a braking nanny. But it will definitely wear down your rear brake pads if your driving activates it often.

I agree and maybe I should have clarified that I run ecutek traction control and I have yet to feel it intrude in the same way as it does with the oem even when I have it turned up.

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