Brakes SUck!

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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 06:05 AM
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Default Brakes SUck!

so I just put 92 accord brakes and stainless steel lines on my rex and they suck.
They stop me well but they are spongy as hell.
I made sure all the lines were tight and bleed the crap out of all 4 wheels and I still cant get the feal I want

any Ideas what could be the issue, power brake booster?, master cylinder? something stupid i forgot to do.. IM stuck
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 08:27 AM
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Default Re: Brakes SUck! (crxconnection)

yeah man, you need a larger master cylender. you just put a much larger piston area under a master cylender that can only push x ammount of fluid. your brakes aren't bad your maser cylender needs to be upgraded... i think the 90-92 teg one fits... but don't quote me on that...
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 09:32 AM
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Default Re: Brakes SUck! (5gencivic)

did you flush the hydraulic system? Spongy brakes are also casued by old, contaminated fluid....The stock master cylinder should be fine...maybe you got air into the master cylinder(let it run dry?), which you will have to take off and bench bleed it. Also, did you lighty tap the calipers when bleeding, as sometimes, air can be trapped in there...Rebuild the capliers too? One more thing, what about bleeding it in the right sequence...you should've started from the farthest from the m.c. and worked your way to it.

sequence: RR, LR, RF, LF
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 09:44 AM
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Default Re: Brakes SUck! (crxconnection)

yea I bleed in the right order
I should just flush the system. and try that
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