when i break my car shakes like hell! i was thinking the alignment is bad? any suggestions? the car is lowered, i got a 91 hatch. it did it a little when i got the car, i put 17's on, it still did it alittle. yesterday i put my stocks back on and when i brake it shakes like a ****!

 

Sounds like you have warped rotors. replace those and get an alinment and that sould fix it.

Blaze

 

yup could be the rotors. when you replace them make sure you use a hand torque wrench to properly torque them or you could warp them by overtorqueing. I did that on my hf when i used an air wrench to put my wheels on.

 

If the car only shakes while braking--get the rotors turned.They do tend to warp easy on Hondas.As for the alignment-you should get it done to save your tires,but if the car shakes a little say around 50 or so-try balancing the tires again.

 

thanks for the feedback! rotors are like $30 arent they? i might as well get all new brakes while im at it.

 

Brakes are so easy to do on hondas. takes me 20 min to do both sides rotors and pads.

good luck

Blaze

 

Brembo blanks (the ones to get) are like $18 a piece at http://www.nopi.com

 

You may also want to check the caliper pivot bolt (the top one). My brakes were shaking like crazy. I replaced the rotors thinking it was a warped one and while I was doing the job I noticed the pivot bolt was loose. I tightened it up and returned the rotors and the job ended up being free and there was no more crazy brake shake.

just a suggestion.

 

Yeah shaking brakes are annoying---Mine start up about every 3 or so months. I just pull em and cut em and thats it--but break them in the right way so they seat properly.