LR4 brake issues

[ktm525]

I ordered the complete brake kit, front and back, with genuine pads and standard rotors from British Atlantic and had my local garage guy put them on. Seem to be working well. No squeak or squeal. Stops solidly. Not sure about the "bite" I've heard others talk about. With these anti-lock brakes, I've never had anything other than smooth deceleration when applying the brakes. Asked the guy that was putting them on what he thought and he said they looked like OEM. He also mentioned the front rotors were thick and heavy compared to the ones he pulled off in the swap. Happy so far. By the way, this was the less expensive package ($700) and not the more expensive one (well over $1,000). When I asked the sales guy at AB what the difference was he said they all run the $700 brakes and the $1,000 plus ones were mostly charging for LR branding.

People go around and around looking at pads that won't dust as much but still provide good brake feel and ignore the composition of the rotors. Rovers come with high carbon steel rotors. These are soft and provide good feel, reduced noise and of course help to turn your wheels black in short order. A good chunk of that black dust is from the rotors. Check the lip that develops on your rotors to see what I am talking about. These soft rotors mean that it is 1, maybe 2 sets of pads and they are kaput.