Maybe one of the venders could offer power bleeding for a fee during Slingshots Across America.
Hawk Brake Pads on sale...
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I think Alpha may do it
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@Turbosling does Alpha offer a power bleed service at events?
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Guess it's like the cabin heat you will never be totally satisfied no matter what you do to it. I have all stock brakes..pads..disks...pump setup and when needed it has stopped on a dime.....can it do better sure it can....I remember transitioning from independent braking to ABS in my Harley years. Harley would put out videos of Ultra Classics hard braking in the rain did I ever want to try it......hell no...... but I got used to it ..... Guess that's what has happened with the SS. IMHO
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So @Ruptured Duck ....You are saying that just by changing the break pads that in your opinion the braking power got better?? Mine are mushy after 2 flushes and my next option was to break down and buy some brace that @slingking was talking to me about in SoCAL. This upgrade will help alone?
I would say no. It did feel a little better but my original SS had good brakes from the start. It may have been the simple fact that the Hawk pads are slightly thicker?? not sure. I can tell you that my new 16.5 SS has to have the pedal pumped twice and it is not what i like at all. Will need to look into all the suggestions when I get my pads. I planned to bleed at that time.
Where was it that someone noted a Polaris tech doing a 75mph swerve brake procedure to trip the anti-lock brakes to burp the system from the factory?
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@Ruptured Duck you don't need to do that "swerve brake " maneuver. Right in front of the Master cylinder is the ABS bleed valve. It is facing up and has a little black cap on it. My dealer did mine and my 2 pump days are behind me. He did suggest letting the Slingshot sit for a day so all the air can find its way to the top before bleeding.
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@Ruptured Duck you don't need to do that "swerve brake " maneuver. Right in front of the Master cylinder is the ABS bleed valve. It is facing up and has a little black cap on it. My dealer did mine and my 2 pump days are behind me. He did suggest letting the Slingshot sit for a day so all the air can find its way to the top before bleeding.
Yeap, when we were bleeding brakes up at the Maggie Valley event, every slingshot we bled had air come out of that nipple on the ABS module. Most of them had air at the calipers also which was not helping either. A simple bleed of the system with a regular bleeder bottle and a 10mm wrench is all we have been using and if you get all 3 calipers and the ABS module, it seems to work.
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@Turbosling does Alpha offer a power bleed service at events?
Sure do. If you will be in Co or in NY give me a call or email me to setup an appointment.
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A friend of mine has this one. We've used it plenty of times on Jeeps. works really well for the money.
Amazon.com: Phoenix Systems (2104-B) V-5 Reverse Brake Bleeder, Light Duty One Person, Fits all makes and models: Automotivethis one is the mac daddy though.
Amazon.com: Phoenix Systems V12-205 Injector Brake Bleeder Kit: Automotive
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So @Ruptured Duck ....You are saying that just by changing the break pads that in your opinion the braking power got better?? Mine are mushy after 2 flushes and my next option was to break down and buy some brace that @slingking was talking to me about in SoCAL. This upgrade will help alone?
Sorry for the delay styln. Based on what you described, you'll benefit more from the bleeding procedure everyone is talking about. My brakes worked fine when I installed the brace, and the brace alone made a nice difference. However, if there's air in the lines, there's air in the lines and a brace won't make it much better.
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I think I am running the 5.0
I need to check but that is what DDM recommendsThe Street 5.0 pads are great but dust a little more than the Ceramic which is what we would recommend for normal street driving.
I also just wanted to mention that when you order the pads from regular automotive sites you will only get enough pads to do 2 wheels.
When you order from us here at DDMWorks you get pads for all 3 wheels and they come ready to install.You guys probably already knew that just wanted to put it out there.
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@Jeff@DDMWorks how much is a complete set from you guys? $60 bux for the 5.0's is not a bad deal even if it's to only do the fronts for now. Also are these the pads that you have to shave the tabs off before install?
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@Jeff@DDMWorks how much is a complete set from you guys? $60 bux for the 5.0's is not a bad deal even if it's to only do the fronts for now. Also are these the pads that you have to shave the tabs off before install?
Here is the link to our site for the hawk pads.
Slingshot Upgraded Hawk Brake PadsAgain ours come 3 sets to a box so you are able to do all 3 wheels on the slingshot.
We just did some investigating and sale they have running is probably going to get them shut down as the price they are selling them for is less than what we can buy them for. They are selling them below the MAP price.
You will have to grind the tabs off if you go that route. We take care of all that for you when you buy from us.
This price is insane though so if you want to take advantage while you can I don't blame you.
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Sure do. If you will be in Co or in NY give me a call or email me to setup an appointment.
Damn!!! I should of told you about mine when you were here in Cali for the SoCal event!!
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the free rotors donated by Alpha at SSITS have been prepped and drilled pending the pads. Still need to have them turned before I can install. Worst case I just swap the originals back on. Guess the North GA ride will be the test.
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I just ordered the ceramic pads from DDM as brake dust from the stock pads is killing my wheels.
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That would be great Ruptured Duck would really like to see what has to be done with the rear brake
