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11-11-2012, 09:24 PM
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my brakes suck (2013 2.5 cvt)
Do they take a while to break in? I have 2500 miles on my subie and it takes wayyyyy to long to stop.
Everything else is great besides the fact that I'm an idiot and bought a black exterior/white interior and already have a dozen visible scratches. |
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11-11-2012, 09:43 PM
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get better pads or spend the money and get calipers from an sti
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11-11-2012, 10:40 PM
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Google - New Brake Bedding ------- Here is a link for you to review:
Instructions for bedding in your brakes I can not speak to whether or not you are an idiot. I had a 2010 OB with the Black/Ivory setup and didn't have your problem - but then, I must confess, I'm not an idiot. |
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11-11-2012, 11:41 PM
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I notice that my brake pedal is soft which seems to be normal for the Outback requiring more travel than other cars. I drove a 2012 friends Forester today which was much firmer but really didn't brake much better.
Could this be what you notice. Brake modulation is adequate but nothing to write home about. I have not had to really stand on the brakes hard yet which is something I should really do to see if the system does apply full force when detecting a panic stop. That might tell me how it can really brake. Pad changes are something that can really change the charactor of braking and greatly improve the stopping distance... |
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11-12-2012, 07:06 AM
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11-12-2012, 08:25 AM
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I found the brakes quite touchy. Stop times are very comparable to all the competition. If your other car is a Ferrari, yea the OB takes a while to stop.
You'll need to be more specific as to what you think is long. The rated stopping distance to 60-0 is 118 feet or 126 feet, depending on what test you see. Rav4=125 feet Mazada CX5 2013=121 feet Honda CRV= 120 feet
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11-12-2012, 08:45 AM
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your car could have been delivered needing brake bleeding. have you taken it in to complain and maybe test drive another '13 to compare?
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11-12-2012, 08:59 AM
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You just need to push a little harder. These are not over-boosted brakes like some cars have. Now, if the wheels are locking up, then that's another thing. This is the whole reason Meecedes developed brake-assist, and why many companies (such as Subaru) have adopted it: people don't push the brake pedal hard enough. Analysis of ECU data has shown that many rear end collisions happen because people simply do not press the brake hard enough.
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11-12-2012, 09:53 AM
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Black is an unforgiving color. It shows every gain of dust and blemish. Properly cared for, black is stunning. Treated like an everyday finish, it will soon show damage. I had a black car, never again.
Never buy black in hot climates. I think the brakes are great BTW, no fade and no pedal pulsations from warping.
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11-12-2012, 09:57 AM
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I had a black car once. If were rich like ,say, jay leno and could afford to hire someone to constantly maintain my cars' appearances - they might all be black. otherwise - yeah, never again.
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