Calipers are on the right sides, correct? Bleeders must be on top of caliper, if you have them wrong, right side on left side, vise-versa, bleeders will be on bottom...and you will never get air out of system.

 

I hope I'm not that dumb but would make sense. I'll check tomorrow.

 

SOLVED. Thanks @The Deputy I am indeed the idiot I was hoping I wasn't. The fronts were on right-side up, but the rears were swapped. The brakes have never felt better.

 

Good news!

And don't feel bad...you are not the first to experience this...and it's highly unlikely...you will be the last.

 

OP and another commented on negative experiences with EBC brakes, would you both expand on that? I switched to EBC recently, only 1,000 miles on them so far, but I’m happy. Between all my Rovers I’ve had mixed results with factory rotors and pads and decided to try something different.

I couldn’t care less about looks. I care about noise, not even life of the pads/rotors.

 

Wanted to follow up with all this. The solution for me was replacing the pads and rotors (went OEM) and also the brake booster and master cylinder (sourced both of these from a junk yard Disco). Brakes have never felt better.