Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, last year I got a new set of RT66s and for the life of me could not get them to bed in properly and deliver the bite I was accustomed to. I looked closer and compared to a NOS RT66 I had, and noted the newer one was marked Malaysia instead of Japan. I also noticed the Malaysia rotor was stamped with the rounded edges and had a much shinier finish (entire rotor, not just braking surface) compared to the dull flat finish on the Japan rotor.
Even after trying various pad materials/makes along repeated cleaning and sanding, I could never get them to work as well as the old RT66s
May 23, 2022, 4:05 p.m. - Taiki
Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, last year I got a new set of RT66s and for the life of me could not get them to bed in properly and deliver the bite I was accustomed to. I looked closer and compared to a NOS RT66 I had, and noted the newer one was marked Malaysia instead of Japan. I also noticed the Malaysia rotor was stamped with the rounded edges and had a much shinier finish (entire rotor, not just braking surface) compared to the dull flat finish on the Japan rotor. Even after trying various pad materials/makes along repeated cleaning and sanding, I could never get them to work as well as the old RT66s