Newbie with rotor pad question.....

[Boxster586]

Hello Everyone,

I've been lurking a short while as I'm a new Boxster owner. The forum has been tremendously helpful as well as a money saving tool for me (vs. dealer service ctr.).

Any how, I put on a new set of front Balo rotors and a set of EBC Yellow Stuff pads last night on my 2003 Boxster. The pads and rotors are quite tight on the passenger side. It's tight to the point where it's quite hard to turn the rotor by hand. I can turn it once the wheel is mounted but there is still resistance there. After 75 miles of city driving with light brake usage, there is a slight decrease in resistance. Is this normal? Are Yellow Stuff pads normally thicker than OEM's?

A couple of things come in to play here. 1.) the Balo rotors were coated....yes the braking surface was also coated (what the heck huh?) 2.) The Yellow Stuff pads have a break-in coating which likely made them thicker.


Thanks in advance for the help/input.