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hi gang on my o3 civic lx my braking is weak to say the least. i changed the pads to the top of the line bosch but that didnt help. so now i was looking into going with a new set of crossdrilled rotors and some 2 piston calipers. can someone recommend a good set of calipers for me? and should i upgrade the mastercylinder as well?
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you probably didnt let your brakes break in yet. make sure you bedded the pads in properly and they should start to bite harder. yes, like Gearbox said, our stock setup is pretty good; i even retain it for road racing. if worse comes to worse, i'd suggest better pads, such as Hawk or PBR AXXIS.
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Get some pads geared towards performance. Bosch pads are just DD pads. Xdrilled rotors do nothing, and 2 pot calipers would screw up the bias beyond belief.
Decient pads, blank rotors and DOT4 fluid do wonders. It's not an M3, don't expect miracles.
Decient pads, blank rotors and DOT4 fluid do wonders. It's not an M3, don't expect miracles.
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Rep Power: 380 You need to clear up what you dont like about your brakeing.... is it your 60-0 Distance? pedal feel? are you running in to brake fade? ect ect ect...
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Rep Power: 0 the braking is spongy and i have to push down alot to get the brakes to bite, teh fluid was just changed, and the brakes have been bleed 3x. its not the mc. as i cant push the pedal to the floor no matter how long i hold kit down.
spongy brake pedal is common symptom of air in the lines, but you said it's been changed/bled couple times and sure it's not the mc...
can you isolate if the front discs, or the rear drums are the weak ones? are there any leaks? the only other suggestions i can say is to check the booster and check the pump.
can you isolate if the front discs, or the rear drums are the weak ones? are there any leaks? the only other suggestions i can say is to check the booster and check the pump.
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Originally Posted by instalher
the braking is spongy and i have to push down alot to get the brakes to bite, teh fluid was just changed, and the brakes have been bleed 3x. its not the mc. as i cant push the pedal to the floor no matter how long i hold kit down.
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Originally Posted by instalher
the braking is spongy and i have to push down alot to get the brakes to bite
couple of things here, Make sure theres no air in the lines, and you may want to go to a pad thats got higher inital coefficient of friction.
other wise.... Honda brakes tend to feel like your stepping on a sponge, but they really stop fine.
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Rep Power: 256 if you dont liek the "spongy" feel... you can always upgrade to steel brakelines. with those you cant go wrong. it will help eliminate the lines from somewhat ballooning when you step on the brakes compared to the rubber ones. other than that, i would upgrade the pads to performance ones and if you have drums on your rear, better shoes.
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