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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 04:25 PM
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Pathetic Brakes

MY 86 IROC ONLY HAS 23K MILES AS IT WAS IN STORAGE FOR 5 YEARS...WHAT MAKES THES BRAKES SO TERRIBLE? IS IT SMALLER ROTORS, THE PROPORTIONING VALVE, PAD MATERIAL OR MAYBE SMALL PISTON CALIPERS? I HAVE SURVIVED 2 PAY CUTS AND GUESS I'M LUCKY TO STILL HAVE A JOB SO I'M ON A VERY LIMITED BUFGET AND CANNOT INSTALL REAR DISCS OR EXOTIC CALIPER/ROTORS. FIRST OFF CAN ANYONE ANSWER MY QUESTION AND SECONDLY HAS ANYONE HAD IMPROVED STOPPING POWER WITH A DIFFERENT PAD COMPOUND OR RETRO FIT OF DIFFERENT OEM CALIPER FROM ANOTHER CAR...MY SONS 86 MONTE CARLO SS OUTSTOPS MINE
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