A few months ago I ripped apart the whole front end and installed coilovers, ripped out the ABS, put in all new tie rods, wheel bearings, Gen 2 spindles, rotors, brake pads, and the brembo cts-v calipers. After I got everything back together I took it out for a test spin to break in the new brake pads.... The brake pedal felt super stiff as if the booster wasn't working. Got it back home, and noticed a small leak at the T junction that comes with the ABS delete kit. Tightened that back up, bled the brakes again. Took it out again, and no improvement. Hmm... I could hear a hissing sound when I pressed the brake pedal and it was slow to return, so I figure ok, the booster is shot. Ordered a new booster and a new master cylinder, because I'm already paying shipping, why not? Bench bled the master cylinder, got everything installed, and then bled the brakes for a 3rd time. The braking improved but if I jam on the pedal I still can't get the brakes to grab or lock up like they should. I figured maybe I'm not bleeding them right, so I took it to a Firestone shop my friend works at and she had the tech run through and bleed the whole system again... still no improvement. The only thing left is the proportioning valve. Unless I'm missing something? I double checked the calipers and the center of the caliper lines up perfectly with the center of the rotor... Even if one of the calipers was slightly off, you'd think it would still grab hard and pull to the side, no?
I'm at a loss here, outside of replacing the proportioning valve, I dunno what else is left. You'd think with 3" bigger rotors and significantly more brake pad surface these things would be throwing me through the windshield... but right now they're worse than the stock brakes which were awful at best.
Anyone installed the kit that can throw some suggestions my way?
I'm at a loss here, outside of replacing the proportioning valve, I dunno what else is left. You'd think with 3" bigger rotors and significantly more brake pad surface these things would be throwing me through the windshield... but right now they're worse than the stock brakes which were awful at best.
Anyone installed the kit that can throw some suggestions my way?
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