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  GT braking feels spongy after track day at Yas (50 อ่าน)

14 มี.ค. 2569 13:03

Took my GT to the track at Yas for the first time last weekend and had an absolute blast but now the brake pedal feels a bit soft and spongy driving around town. Probably boiled the fluid or glazed the pads I'm guessing. It's my daily so I need to get it sorted ASAP but I want someone who actually understands performance cars and what track use does to braking systems. Don't want a regular garage that'll just slap any old pads on and call it a day. Need proper Mustang brake pad service Dubai technicians who know about high temperature fluid and maybe upgrading to something more track focused without ruining the road manners. Anyone know a place that deals with modified or track-driven Mustangs regularly? Based in Motor City so somewhere nearby would be perfect.

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Roy Gonzales

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24 ส.ค. 2569 17:48 #1

Spongy pedal after a track day is almost certainly boiled fluid and that needs flushing before anything else is diagnosed properly. Driving around town on compromised brake fluid isn't something to leave for too long especially on a car with this much stopping power.

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24 ส.ค. 2569 17:49 #2

Fluid flush with a higher dry boiling point spec is the first thing any performance-aware workshop will suggest before even looking at the pads. Standard DOT4 just isn't designed for the heat cycles a track session generates and once it's boiled the compressibility changes permanently until it's replaced. Getting that done first gives you a clear picture of whether the spongy feel is fluid related or whether there's something else contributing.

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24 ส.ค. 2569 17:51 #3

Glazed pads from sustained high temperature braking at Yas is a real possibility and worth inspecting visually alongside the fluid change. Glazed pads can sometimes be recovered with careful bedding on the road but often the compound has been compromised enough that replacement makes more sense. A workshop familiar with track driven cars will know how to assess that quickly rather than automatically recommending new pads just because you mentioned track use. That distinction between genuinely worn and thermally glazed matters for what you actually need to spend.

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24 ส.ค. 2569 17:52 #4

Upgrading to a higher temperature fluid as standard going forward makes sense if you're planning more track days. It handles road use perfectly well and removes the boiling risk entirely without affecting daily driving feel.

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24 ส.ค. 2569 17:54 #5

Finding someone in Motor City or Al Quoz who regularly handles performance and modified Mustangs is worth the research time before just booking the nearest available slot. A workshop that understands the difference between street and track brake compound options will give you genuinely useful advice about balancing track capability with daily road manners. That conversation is very different from a standard brake service and the right shop will engage with it properly rather than defaulting to OEM replacement.

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