JCW Brakes brake pedal feel

[Rigsey]

Just had some JCW brakes fitted (still bedding in) but have noticed that the pedal feels a little softer i.e. slightly more pedal travel - once they bite they are great there is just a little more pedal movement before this happens. Anyone else noticed this?

I appreciate that the brake feel will improve as the brakes bed in

[MARK TAYLOR]

did you bleed them.ive just fitted them to my car but instead of just bleeding the fronts i bled them all.remember to start with the nsr first then osr then nsf and finish with the osf.try that also dont brake to heavy for about 150 miles.here is a pic of mine i did last week.they are r56 calipers discs and pads [same as old works brakes.cheers mark

[Rigsey]

Quote: Originally Posted by MARK TAYLOR (original)

did you bleed them.ive just fitted them to my car but instead of just bleeding the fronts i bled them all.remember to start with the nsr first then osr then nsf and finish with the osf.try that also dont brake to heavy for about 150 miles.here is a pic of mine i did last week.they are r56 calipers discs and pads [same as old works brakes.cheers mark

Hi Mark
Thanks for the reply
Yes they were bled all round with new 5.1 fluid added; I've only done 120 ish miles so still some bedding in to come.
The pedal travel just feels fractionally longer than stock which I guess could be due to the bigger piston?
I'll let them bed in a bit more and see.
Cheers
Neil

[MARK TAYLOR]

here is a better pic of my r56 discs and calipers on my r53 s works

[Rigsey]

Quote: Originally Posted by MARK TAYLOR (original)

here is a better pic of my r56 discs and calipers on my r53 s works

Here's mine:

[SteveM3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rigsey (original)

Just had some JCW brakes fitted (still bedding in) but have noticed that the pedal feels a little softer i.e. slightly more pedal travel - once they bite they are great there is just a little more pedal movement before this happens. Anyone else noticed this?

I appreciate that the brake feel will improve as the brakes bed in

I think I am correct in saying in theory there is more fluid to be forced into a larger cylinder so you will get slightly more travel. However after I fitted mine they was slightly less travel which may just mean my brakes where due a bleed anyway.

[Rigsey]

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveM3 (original)

I think I am correct in saying in theory there is more fluid to be forced into a larger cylinder so you will get slightly more travel. However after I fitted mine they was slightly less travel which may just mean my brakes where due a bleed anyway.

Thats what I've been told also and it makes sense; I guess its all relative to how your brakes felt before the upgrade

[Jove]

You should try and stamp on them doing 30 then you know how good they are

[ScottyBoy]

Mark how are they performing compared to the R53 brakes?

[MARK TAYLOR]

hi scott,
they are fantastic mate.great bargin see you soon mate mark

[todd tce]

Piston area is slightly larger (and the mc is the same) so displacement is higher and thus travel and feel are reduced.