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Old 07-01-2005, 03:26 PM
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car not stable under hard braking.

i was playing with a friend of mine on the highway and i hit 210km,i had to slow down to take an exit and i had to brake really hard and the car felt really unstable,what could it be? I'm changing my rotors on monday and my pads are like 3 months old.
ps. the stearing wheel was vibrating a little.
Old 07-01-2005, 04:02 PM
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or are u changing lane while doing hard braking?
Once time i was going 110mph and some car cut into my land, i have to slam on my brake and pull into the shouder. I can feel my rear end was siding out.
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or are u changing lane while doing hard braking?
Once time i was going 110mph and some car cut into my land, i have to slam on my brake and pull into the shouder. I can feel my rear end was siding out.
i'm talking about the front end without changing lanes.
Old 07-01-2005, 04:23 PM
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what do you mean by unstable.. ? elaborate more on this so we can better help you out... so far, i can only guess that your rotors are warped (but you're changing those anyways..).
Old 07-01-2005, 04:36 PM
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It's a known fact that these brakes are weak, let alone at some of these speeds i'm hearing in this thread
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Originally Posted by whatwasthat
what do you mean by unstable.. ? elaborate more on this so we can better help you out... so far, i can only guess that your rotors are warped (but you're changing those anyways..).
car was wobling left and right(front end)
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Sounds like you might have warped your rotors... again.
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
Sounds like you might have warped your rotors... again.
i never changed them,i'm gonna change them on monday when they'll arive.
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Oh sorry, misread your post. Then that's your answer. Warped rotors.
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
Oh sorry, misread your post. Then that's your answer. Warped rotors.
i'm hopping it's that.
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yea...same thing happends to me..when i brake it wobbles a little. i thought it was unbalances wheels buh iuno
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i can brake from 140mph very smoothly, and I feel very comfrotable while doing it, I dont have any pull, the car just stops on a dime.

May I suggest better new rotors? new performance pads? check wheels for bents/balance/psi.

g00d luck.
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please help ppl...

same thing happening to me...man...l did the balance,aliment,changed wheel bearing & hub...lol...finally l found my rotors are bad...tell me ppl (Wangler Thermo Qute) Brake is good or should l put diff brake & please advice for the rotors also thanks
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