Weak stopping power help????

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Old 01-05-2009, 04:14 PM
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Weak stopping power help????

So I have a 01 screw with 33 inch tires on it and I just did a full brake job. Everything went well but now with 250 miles on the brakes the pedal feels soft and if I put it to the floor I cant even get it to hit abs or lock up at all. They just feel weak and soft which is not a good feeling so what other things could be making this happen?

Previous brakes were warn and warped so I dont know if this was happening before I did the brakes?

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Old 01-05-2009, 05:02 PM
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There could be 2 issues....
1. air in brake system (bleed entire system)
2. brake linings are not rated at the oem or higher braking coefficent- (basically a very soft lining with poor friction (stopping) capabilities.
 
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Old 01-05-2009, 05:56 PM
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Ok I will bleed the entire system again to see if there was any air in it but I think the brake lines are stock (at least they look that way). What about a master cylinder?
 



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