Suspension and Chassis Questions about your suspension? Need chassis advice?

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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 08:03 PM
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From: New Britain, CT, U.S.A
Car: '87 IROC
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Do yourselves a favor!

If your brake hoses for the front calipers are still stock, change them!!!! My car only has 10,000 miles on it, but i was having brake problems...I could NOT figure out what it was, cuz the car wasn't pulling to any one side really during braking. During bleeding, pressure was always fine so I replaced almost EVERY part of the brake system to no avail, well I tried the brake hoses, and that was it! I couldn't believe it. I cut open the old ones and in the middle metal junction there was a clot with only a tiny bit of light visble at the other end! Opened the second, same thing! Trying to blow through it you can feel the huge difference from new hoses to old ones. I got new hoses for only a few dollars from the local parts store and it was the best brake mod I have done yet!

So to all who can't seem to figure out why they have weak brakes, check those hoses!
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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 03:39 AM
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Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird, flat black
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Changing your brake fluid helps out alot. The darker the fluid the more moister is in the fluid. Brake lines rust from the inside out if I remember correct. Just bleed all four lines using the bleeder screws.
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