I need some assistance diagnosing an issue that has recently developed with my brake system. There may be a problem with the install, pads, rotors or it

 

i can give you insight to the rear pads being mis-aligned.

i drove about 50,000 miles with mis-aligned pads, and aside from pads wearing unevenly (top to bottom) there is no other damage or squealing that i've noticed.

i installed track pads this past weekend aligned properly and they appear to wear evenly.

 

Normal. If this bothers you (and it was the "chirp chirp" that got to me), I suggest you run street pads on the street and only swap to the other pads when you need them.

 

I'm running carbotech xp10 and xp8's, they do the chirp chirp thing when the brakes warm up after a couple minutes, and squeal very nicely when the brakes are applied.

 

I run this set up myself. Fist of all, the pads won't really bed in properly without tracking or a *very* hot street run. I followed the instructions to the letter and still had bedding during the end of the first session lapping.

BE SURE that you used pad adhesive or grease on the backing plate. If you didn't or did it poorly, you will get noise.

Any race-oriented pad on sliding calipers is going to chirp or whir when driving. Try turing the wheel slightly in either direction. I bet you can duplicate and increase/decrease the sound. Go back to stock if it bothers you.

 

Oh yeah, I should mention that when I was running Panther+, no matter how hard I tried to bed in the pads on the street, I ALWAYS had "green fade" the first time I got them really hot on the track. Never again, just the first time.

For some reason, this was less of an issue with the higher-temp Carbotech pads.