s2kdriver80

I have 50,000+ miles on the S2000 and had the front pads replaced with new OEM pads (purchased from hardtopguy.com) and had the front rotors resurfaced. Immediately after the brake job, I noticed excessive brake dust that settled on my wheels after driving, but I assumed it was the new pads just breaking in and didn't think much of it. Now, I've had about 3,000+ miles on them and they are still making lots of brake dust. Also, I noticed that the concentric rings on the front rotors are more pronounced on the front rotors than on the rear rotors (I only had the fronts resurfaced). I'm thinking one is related to the other. Maybe the resurfacing job was bad and therefore is "grating" and hacking up my pads, causing the excessive dust OR maybe the pads are bad and rough and causing the deeper-than-normal (but can't notice it unless you're looking and feeling the rotor) concentric rings on the front rotors.

Is this a common problem with a new pad/rotor job? What is wrong with my situation? Thanks in advance.

R11

Sounds like you got MY 04+ pads instead of the earlier version. The new compound pads produce major dustage.

ron

s2kdriver80

Sh*t you might be right. I just went to hardtopguy.com and they is only one kind of front pads. If this is the case, can it damage anything? And what about the deeper concentric grooves on the rotors? Could the rougher pads have digged deeper into the rotor?

Cyclon36

[QUOTE=SiDriver,Jul 13 2005, 08:45 AM] Sh*t you might be right.

TubeDriver

I switched from 03 to 04 front pads. I noticed a bit more dust but no aggressive wear. I have black wheels so the dust thing is not that noticable.