brakeing???
07-19-2003, 09:56 AM
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brakeing???
im sure my rear calipers are not working! there is never any break dust around the back wheels and it nose dives at high speed brakeing yet my abs still works??? i've tried bleeding the whole system and still nothing! pads are looking nearly brand new! can they be adjusted or anything or could it be something to do with the handbrake? please help if you know!!!!
07-19-2003, 11:46 AM
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Re: brakeing??? (integracivic94)
it could be just that the rear brakes only do approximately 40% of the entire braking force. to see if they work at all, go out and drive around, preferrably on a pretty dead street, and do some braking with the hand brake only. if that doesn't slow you at all, then you could have a problem.
your car, unless you've got very high spring rates in the front, will dive when you brake from high speeds, regardless of your rear brake situation. your front brakes do most of your braking, which is the reason that the front rotors are always larger than the rears...
your car, unless you've got very high spring rates in the front, will dive when you brake from high speeds, regardless of your rear brake situation. your front brakes do most of your braking, which is the reason that the front rotors are always larger than the rears...
07-19-2003, 03:28 PM
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Re: brakeing??? (S8P-tuner)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by S8P-tuner »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it could be just that the rear brakes only do approximately 40% of the entire braking force. to see if they work at all, go out and drive around, preferrably on a pretty dead street, and do some braking with the hand brake only. if that doesn't slow you at all, then you could have a problem.
your car, unless you've got very high spring rates in the front, will dive when you brake from high speeds, regardless of your rear brake situation. your front brakes do most of your braking, which is the reason that the front rotors are always larger than the rears...</TD></TR></TABLE>
isn't it more like 85% 15% ???
hmmm
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your car, unless you've got very high spring rates in the front, will dive when you brake from high speeds, regardless of your rear brake situation. your front brakes do most of your braking, which is the reason that the front rotors are always larger than the rears...</TD></TR></TABLE>
isn't it more like 85% 15% ???
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07-19-2003, 03:43 PM
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Re: brakeing??? (S8P-tuner)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by S8P-tuner »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it could be just that the rear brakes only do approximately 40% of the entire braking force. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I thought it was more like 15% of braking?
I thought it was more like 15% of braking?
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