Cheapest brake upgrade ever!
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Cheapest brake upgrade ever!
I've had my 88 GTA since 1996 and the braking situation has slowly deteriorated over the years to the point where I was afraid to drive in traffic, because if someone came to a sudden stop, I wasn't sure I could stop in time. I threw all kind of money at the problem; new brakes, new rotors, new lines, master cylinder, proportioning valve, you name it. None of it improved my poor braking. I happened to catch a Youtube video last week that showed how to replace the stock spring in your proportioning valve to a 19 lb. spring. I bought the spring for a buck (actually $5 for 5 of them on Amazon) and my buddy and I put it in and bled the brakes this weekend. What a tremendous difference! I feel like I could stop in an emergency! Start to finish, it took us about 20 minutes to install the new spring and bleed the brakes. It's definitely worth the money!
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Re: Cheapest brake upgrade ever!
Thanks. This thread been around for 10 years. Which reminds me.......
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/brak...e-upgrade.html
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/brak...e-upgrade.html
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Re: Cheapest brake upgrade ever!
Thanks. This thread been around for 10 years. Which reminds me.......
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/brak...e-upgrade.html
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/brak...e-upgrade.html
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