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Old 02-28-2010, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MaSnaka View Post
Guys,
I'm having trouble getting my car stopped.

If you have any ideas that you think might help please let me know thanks.

John
My first roadster was a CRII. Nice car, well built. Anyway, I used the simple brake set up as recommended by CR. Essentially what you have now - except I added a power booster. With the power booster, I could easily lock them up at anythiing under 45mph or so. I remember thinking I should have skipped the booster - didn't really need it.

Go back to the basics and make sure everything is as it should be:
- Fresh fluid all the way to the calipers.
- Resurface the rotors - use 120grit sanding disc in a drill motor
- Resurface the pads - sand lightly on a flat surface
- Clean and grease the caliper mounting pins.
- Make sure you have a manual brake pedal, and not power.

I think if you do all those things, your brakes will be fine.
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