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Originally Posted by Rick Parker
Might also be a weak spring.
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Not sure if he means coil-over-shock springs or not, but if it's only under hard braking and the calipers and pads and brake system in general, are known to be good, a spring adj might be the answer. Mind you, I've never seen it...although that's with stock car suspension set-ups, not the typical unequal Cobra front suspension.
The 300lb guy probably will not make a difference as the driver's side is weak compared to the passenger side which is strong. Plus most of the weight transfers to the front during braking, so the 300 lbs is almost negligable.
All in all, with anything like that, it has always been my experience that it is a brake component problem. In your case, more likely the driver's side is weak vs the passenger side being overly strong.
Second, is bleeding. You definately need help (and the wife is perfect for this, as well as helping install an intake manifold, cleaning parts, removing old gaskets, etc, etc.). At wheel....open bleeder a bit. In driver's seat...push down on brake and HOLD it.....At wheel, close bleeder screw......tell driver to let up brake. Repeat a lot, especially when doing rear brakes first. It is imperative that the wheel man with the wrench YELL a lot to make sure driver operates brakes in the appropriate manner. Subsequent to this, flowers, chocolates and dinner at a restaurant helps.