Ford Boss 302 2011 Manual page 37

• Your Boss 302 is equipped from the factory with Brembo 4-piston
front calipers and unique, high-performance rear brake pads that will
provide excellent performance under normal driving conditions. Ford
recommends the following bedding procedure for race track driving be
followed.
Note: Restore the vehicle to factory specifications prior to driving on
public roads.
Brake burnishing procedure for race track driving
If the vehicle has to be driven on a track (racing) or in severe driving
conditions, the following steps must be performed on a closed course,
not on public roads:
• Burnish: 30 burnish stops at 60-0 mph (96-0 km/h), 0.4g deceleration,
one mile (1.6 km) between stops. If the vehicle has more than 200 miles
(322 km) on the brakes, skip this step and proceed to the Fade stops.
• Fade: 20 fade stops, at 65-0 mph (105-0 km/h), 0.85g deceleration or
just below ABS activity, no dwell between stops
• Cool down: Minimum of five mile (8 km) cool down route, if on public
roads (no brakes) run at 60 mph (96 km/h)
• Recovery: 30 recovery stops at 60-0 mph (96-0 km/h), 0.4 g
deceleration, one mile (1.6 km) between stops
• Cool down: Minimum of five mile (8 km) cool down route, if on public
roads (no brakes) run at 60 mph (96 km/h)
Damper adjustment recommendations:
• Boss 302 - Set all four dampers to position (5) for all tracks.
• Boss 302 Laguna Seca edition - Set front dampers to position (5) and
set the rear dampers to position (3), (4) or (5) depending on how
smooth the track is or how much curbing the driver likes to use.
• On a rough track, set the rear dampers to position (3).
• On a smooth track with aggressive apex curbs, set the rear
dampers to position (4), but only if the driver uses those curbs.
• On a smooth track with mild FIA-type apex curbs, set the rear
dampers to position (5).
• If the turn-in portions of the track are rough, reduce the front damper
setting by one position until the Boss 302 turns in on those rough
portions.
• If the rear of the car is skipping over bumps during corner exit so that
the driver has to reduce throttle input, reduce the rear damper setting
by one position until the driver can apply appropriate throttle.
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