Dualie Clutched June 16, 2003 Share June 16, 2003 Find my car braking to be rather "bei chiak" at times. This is especially so when braking from moderate/high speed. Feeling rather uncomfortable with it. Any suggestion to improve my car's braking prowess? Thank you Keat.. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Neutral Newbie June 16, 2003 Share June 16, 2003 Upgrade your brake rotors or your brake pads .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie June 17, 2003 Share June 17, 2003 Hi Keat, welcome to MCF How old is your car? Or when's the last time you had brake service and pad replacement? Weak brakes could be a sign of glazed brake pads and if that's the case then the pads need to be changed or if there's still plenty of pad left, grinded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dualie Clutched June 21, 2003 Author Share June 21, 2003 My car is only 1 month old. I can think of a few possibities for my brake "problem". 1) Me still getting use to the heavier car 2) The brake pad is grazed, but I did gentle braking for the first 1000k leh... 3) The brake is over servoed? Initial pedal travel, brakes is very weak. Thank you Keat.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtlekar 2nd Gear June 21, 2003 Share June 21, 2003 maybe u can start by trying out some of the initial steps that i have tried on my car...braking power definitely improved 1. change brake hose to steel braided 2. change your brake pad to slightly higher performance (mintex is reasonably cheap, which i'm using) 3. change your brake fluid to DOT 5 If still not chiak as u said, i suggest u have to upgrade your rotor and brake calliper to 4 pot....which i don't really see a necessity unless u driving a PERFORMANCE car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Neutral Newbie June 22, 2003 Share June 22, 2003 heh thank u! i was about to seek this advice.... so happen i read it here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie June 22, 2003 Share June 22, 2003 If you got a conti car, they tend to have long brake pedal travel so have to live with it. As for Turtlekar's advise they are good tips, do note that if you plan to upgrade your brake fluid use DOT 5.1, NOT DOT 5! DOT 5 is silicon based fluid and not suitable for our normal cars as the seals in the brake system cannot take it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtlekar 2nd Gear June 22, 2003 Share June 22, 2003 no worries.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie June 22, 2003 Share June 22, 2003 Find my car braking to be rather "bei chiak" at times. This is especially so when braking from moderate/high speed. Feeling rather uncomfortable with it. Any suggestion to improve my car's braking prowess? Thank you Keat.. what car are you driving? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver 1st Gear June 23, 2003 Share June 23, 2003 Find my car braking to be rather "bei chiak" at times. This is especially so when braking from moderate/high speed. Feeling rather uncomfortable with it. Any suggestion to improve my car's braking prowess? Thank you Keat.. Welcome to MCF!! Do join our meetups!! Btw... from what u say... I can be quite sure that u are not driving the Corolla G9... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeo Neutral Newbie June 23, 2003 Share June 23, 2003 Why ?? U mean G9 can't go high speed ah! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver 1st Gear June 23, 2003 Share June 23, 2003 No lah... i've tried G9 before... the braking system is very effective as compared to my old car.. that's why... Pls don't flame me.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibill 1st Gear June 24, 2003 Share June 24, 2003 Anyone change their rear brake drums to discs? Does it improve breaking significantly? Is it feasible? Wonder what is the cost of this transformation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie June 24, 2003 Share June 24, 2003 a few hundreds dollars... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeo Neutral Newbie June 24, 2003 Share June 24, 2003 Depend what kind of car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibill 1st Gear June 24, 2003 Share June 24, 2003 Like normal FWD cars like Mits Lancer and Honda Civic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie June 24, 2003 Share June 24, 2003 depend on how hard you drive lor, if not you do not need to upgrade... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibill 1st Gear June 24, 2003 Share June 24, 2003 Hehehe...don't know what to say about my driving...not very good I guess...was actually thinking of upgrading brakes to improve those split second moments when you need to stop exactly where it is.... Was wondering for my car which is using brake drums at the back, when we change to brake discs, does it involve major overhaul in the brake system. Or is it just like replacing parts, as simple as that? I think I do recall an article somewhere saying that it is not advisable to change drums to discs as the car is not advised to be modified in this manner. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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