Hoping someone can help me out with my 08 fit.

I put new rotors pads and brake fluid in my fit at 138k miles when my rotors were feeling warped. Now i am at 154k miles and my rotors are feeling warped again 16k miles later. I used decent quality parts (I thought) so kind of wondering how this happens? I have not had another car do this so quickly before.

I had it on mountain roads a few times but 90% of its life is spent commuting and traffic. I carefully used a torque wrench on the lugs to make sure they are even as well.

Other details of interest are Progress springs + Rear sway, lightweight wheels (15"), koni rear shocks and KYB GR2s up front.

Should I just turn the rotors and expect to do that every 15k miles?

Thanks for any help!

 

i'm finding that the fit seems to be prone to pad deposits...

what you are experiencing is FAR likelier to be pad deposits rather than actual warped rotors... you can try to bed them back in to burn the deposits off.

what kind of rotors/pads?

 

Not sure on brand. Bedding in would be getting on them hard the same as break in? I was thinking that might be the case actually. I tried brake cleaner too on the discs thinking maybe I got tire wet in them or something.

 

White box rotors may not have been seasoned, they can move (warp) with repeated heat cycling over time.

Resurface rotors using an on-car lathe?

 

Rotors form Rock are cheaper than the cost to machine them...... Just a thought..

 

That explains why they need machined so quick LOL

 

per stoptech:

Stock Brake System Bed-in

tldr: do 6 stops from 45 to 5 with moderate brake force (quick succession, don't come to a full stop), then 3/4 stops from 60 to 5 with moderate/heavy braking (don't come to a full stop between)...

park the car (try to use the parking brake when coming to a full stop) and allow brakes to completely cool...

 

?? Never had a problem. They were standard rotors...
They also sell stop tech which has a pretty good name in general.

I've never had good luck with OEM rotors myself.
Started using aftermarket and never gone back.
Honda/Nissan/Toyota Corp can go stick their 60% markup or more up their virtual backside..

Most newer cars by the time the a set of pads are used up the rotor is too thin to machine.
On my jeep they are 1 time use,,, but I have gone through almost 100K miles and 3 sets of pads on them.. So I got my moneys worth

 

I tried doing some "rebedding" and it didnt do much.

Anyone have any suggestions on mild brake pad / rotor upgrades? Parts are pretty cheap on rock auto, worth it to upgrade pads on a daily driver? Low dust would be nice.

Sadly just got done doing a total brake / suspension overhaul on my other car, Looks like its summer of brakes. Prices of fit parts makes it easy to upgrade I suppose. :P Other car before / after: