brake issue

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ray666
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Car: '92 240 sr powered tuned with a neo
Location: Pace,FL

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i noticed i'm collecting dust WAY more in the back than in the front. not good huh?


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I_Farted
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Car: 1990 180sx

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ray666 wrote: i noticed i'm collecting dust WAY more in the back than in the front. not good huh?
Do you smell brakes when you are driving normally???

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ray666
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no, never have. i hope my front brakes work the car stops pretty well though.

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zerepdivad
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Car: '90 240sx . '02 Lexus IS300
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you probably got a sticking caliper in the rear. That's what i had with my 240 when i first bought it. Jack it up and take off the rear wheels and see if any of the brake pads are abnormally more worn than the others...

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I_Farted
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Yea i was gunna say you might have a frozen caliper...might wanna check on that

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ray666
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i'm gonna get my brakes worked on then, and see what they tell me. oh while on the subject of brakes. are the caliper rebuild kits easy to work with?

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I_Farted
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alrighto let us know what happens...IDK ive never worked with a caliper rebuild kit...When i froze the caliper on my s13, i just went to autozone and picked up a new one...

http://www.autozone.com/N,1440...t.htm

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ray666
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do you think 300zx n/a calipers will work with s13 stock rotors?


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