Brakes... Don't lockup, Good or Bad... Options

[jesiv]

Several weeks ago I replaced all the rotors, pads and flushed the brake fluid. I used the Motive pressurized brake bleeder using two quarts of fluid to really flush the system. The emergency brake works perfectly and the car stops great. However I can't get the brakes to lock up. I have brand new eagle GTs 195.65.15 with obviously lots of tread. I am wondering if something is not quite right since I can't lock the wheels. The brake pedal is hard but the won't lock. Should I be concerned? The pads have several hundred miles now.

Should I consider not locking up a good thing or do I need to consider this a harbinger of failures to come...

Thanks for your thoughts

Regards

James

[Eric_Shea]

Anything under a narrow body car should lock up. Just bed them again and make sure your venting clearance is set properly first.

Your rotors should have a grayish/blue hue to them and they should be stinking hot. Remember not to stop afterward until they have a chance to cool down. Get on the 5 and drive to SJ and back.

You didn't mention what pads you're using. For years people have been steered toward semi-metallic pads. Low dust no noise... no stoppy. What pads did you end up with?

A good set of organic pads like Pagid or Textar should do the trick if they are bedded properly, or spend a few dollars more and get Porterfield R4S compound. All of the above should be noise free and relatively low on dust if they are setup properly.

And echoing whats been said herein, you should be able to modulate your pedal to the point of locking easily and evenly. I do understand the desire to at least get them to that point, and you should be able to accomplish that after you really bed them properly but... you get the picture.