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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 12:38 AM
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this only happens when going fast and braking. is it that i need new brakes an alignment or what maybe a dumb question but the more i learn.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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yes your rotars are warped to ****. just get new rotars and pads and you should be fine for awile
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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great atleast it can be fixed kinda cheap whats a pretty good brake set-up using other honda rotors for better stoping that is fairly cheap.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 06:28 AM
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use 2nd gen integra brakes the only thing you have to do is swap the rotors and the calipers the proporsioning should be fine
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 06:39 AM
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Don't do a brake conversion. Simply go to a performance shop and get KVR cross drilled rotors (get the treated aswell, it's like 20$ more) and then hawk brake pads, basic, for your car. It's what I have and I can stop from 120kmh to 0 alot faster then most other cars. It can be a bad thing (had a teg that bumpered me, but he broke his bodykit so I won).
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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i thought conversions were a better bang for the buck. but that sounds like a good set-up though.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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Could be tie rod ends, ball joints, or steering rack too.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:02 AM
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I would take the front wheels off have a look, i am sure you can spot a bad joint or bushing.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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i hope its not the tie rod ends, ball joints, or steering rack. that would suck damn i hope its a bushing or a bad joint or maybe warped rotors. ill check it out today and give an update.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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the steering wheel shakes bad and i can even feel it in the brake pedal bad too.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:11 AM
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Only when you brake? It's the brakes them, the vibration are the result of a of angled brake part ie. warped rotors, defective pads, seized caliper, seized sliders ect. If it was all the time especially on acceleration then I would check other stuff. But since it's only on braking, the ball joints, tires, steering rack are not culprits.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:45 AM
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sweet man thanks guys for your help i will check it out and fix the problem.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cobra Tim &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Could be tie rod ends, ball joints, or steering rack too. </TD></TR></TABLE>

brakes may be "warped" but its not the problem, just a symptom.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 10:58 AM
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yeah your rotors are fucked... a quick swap will fix them...
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