brake pad complaints?

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Oct 18, 2005, 02:58 PM

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sound's like you need to bleed the system... your fluid may have been low and doing the swap caused some air to get in. Try a good bleeding and see if that helps.

The pads and rotors should feel way better than stock... especially once they are hot.

hey man when i bleed them, since i only did the front, do i only need to bleed the front two.

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Oct 18, 2005, 03:05 PM

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dont get me wrong they stop the car, and at high speeds when i stomp on them they slow down, but before with my old brakes if i were to stomp on them my car would stop and chirp/screech the tires. now it just gradually stops.

you really dont want your tires to screech when braking, it causes for a longer stopping distance. that is why antilock brakes are so much greater than cars without (they also typically help insurance rates).

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Oct 18, 2005, 04:06 PM

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Start from furthest back to front is the norm... but since we have drum brakes you could get away with doing just the front probably. If it gets better but still not best then do rear most to closest.

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Oct 18, 2005, 04:13 PM

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alright, oh and about the screech or chirp i meant at about 2-5 mph, just barely rolling, if i stomp on them they just gradually stop the car but before if i stomped they would go rrrrrrr! a quick chirp!

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May 21, 2010, 07:14 AM

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It feels spongy because of your brake lines. You are now using performance brakes and heating your rotors a little bit hotter. I have steel lines and there was a differents. Also Boeturbolancer is right also your brake fluid could of been low, pushing it back up, air could of staid in the line.