I think what is happening in your scenario is that the pads end up depositing material on the rotors, possibly because the pads for the kit are meant for either a heavier vehicle or harder abuse. When the rotors doesn’t get hot enough, and the pads are “soft” (if you can call it that), there is a deposit of pad…

I mean, if you live in an area that never sees rain and you don’t put many miles on your vehicle per year, then maybe you can get away with never checking your brakes, or maybe just doing it every 3 years.

Honestly, I preferred the StopTech PosiQuiet to the HPS. I found the initial bite of the HPS to be less confidence inspiring than the PosiQuiet for spirited daily driving. 

I think what we really need is a good article that covers all the myths and realities of vehicle braking systems. There are a lot of old wives tales, myths, and just generally false pieces of information out there regarding your vehicles brakes.

I should have mention that StopTech did a really good study on this subject a while back. I'm certain there were a couple other technical articles on this subject as well, but I can't remember. 

I’m fairly convinced that the whole “slotted and drilled performance rotor” deal is just a marketing gimmick.

I wonder if the yellow/blue front splitter shipping guards helped minimize damage. 

Should we really be letting idiots drive though?

“But basically, as you probably know, the way a normal four-stroke gas engine works is that it sucks in fuel and air, compresses it as the piston goes up, ignites it when the piston’s up high in the cylinder, and then spits the smoke out as exhaust when the piston goes back down.”

Or as we call them in Quebec, chien chaud.

Electric vehicles blah blah impending societal collapse etc... moving on.

I suppose the inverse of this ideal would be the movie “Hobo With A Shotgun”.

What’s the used market like for these things anyway? Do they even exist in appreciable numbers anymore? Are they serviceable?

Could just be certain lemons. My uncle bought his 2016(?) Ram 3500 dually for business. Tires were cupping after something like 10,000km. Turns out the front end was way out. Dealer had to redo the front end under warranty. That may be an exception to the rule, however I’ve heard of a couple issues with Ram heavy duty…

Right?! Have you SEEN what they charge for new wake boats? It’s obscene!

They are obviously analysing chem-trails, Jason.

For whatever reason, both Ford and Ram have these issues. Brand new heavy duty trucks with front ends that wear out in no time.

I have an irrational hatred of wakeboats.

They come from a land down under.

The gents at Speed Academy did a video lapping the new Supra if you care to take a gander over to the YouTube.