jxhxb

car- 92 civic hatch
brakes- stock front discs and rear drums..autozone ceramic brake pads.

ive had my car for three years and not until this winter had i noticed that my brakes will lock up insanely fast...i have to drive like a granny in the rain and even when the roads are dry it doesnt take much for me to start skidding/sliding..in the rain especially i notice when i do start sliding my car starts sliding to the right. I do have autozone brake pads but theyre the ceramic ones...i hear they arent that good but even when i first got them my braking wasnt horrible until these past few months.

I dont know where to start...i would rather not spend money on pads if i dont need them because mine are hardly a year old so i dont think that would be a major issue..the rotors are also as new as the pads. Maybe my calipers are starting to get sticky? i just dont feel safe driving my car with such a horrible stopping distance. if i have to suddenly brake a bit hard i always have to pump my brakes so they dont lock up.

any ideas?
thanks

jxhxb

also my master cylinder was replaced a few months after i got the car about 3 years ago.

pityocamptes

Have you checked the caliper bolt/pins to make sure they are lubed up?

SCoupe 5sp

Oddly enough, check the rears, I bet that you've got little to nothing left back there. Worn out rear brake shoes were the sourse of a similar problem I had. Shortly after installing new pad/rotors (Autozone) the car had front brake lock up isues like you describe.

New rear shoes took care of the front lock up problem.

jxhxb

^ wow i didnt even think about that..i bet my rear are probably done for..i dont even understand how rear drums work so ill have to have a friend look at mine..as for the caliper bolts ill check those too..thanks for the help..

might have to get some new shoes and maybe some more aggressive front pads and see what happens..