Brake problem 89 s13 fastback

[EtherealSX]

Brakes SCREAMING down the road, even when i accelerate not only when braking or pulling Ebrake. First observation, the pads. I'm not sure which brakes are screaming and which brakes are more important to replace (Front or Rear) i was told that front brakes are for Ebrake mostly and rear are regular brakes "thats what i was told". But anyways my plan is to replace them with rotora brakes. any other suggestions?

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[S13_newbie]

Hi! First, e-brake uses the rear wheels to slow the car down if there is a hydraulic failure. As for the 'brake noise', are you sure it is coming from the brakes? I will take the wheels off and see if there is a small rock got stuck between the pad n disc. next, i would find a down-hill road and put the car in neutral n release the hand-brake, then let the car roll and then see if u hear any noise (make sure you do it when there is not car or house around, just in case). if there is noise, i dun think it's your brake that goes wrong. it might be the wheel bearing.

As for the brake upgrade, rotora is good, but what engine are you planning on swapping?? I just did a z32 brake conversion, and it stops pretty good.....I would prefer z32 front 4-pot caliper and 2-pot rear caliper, and z32 brake master cylinder. ppl been saying that z32 brake is good enough even w/ rb25 swap.

http://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap.htm

here is a website that has the 300zx brake swap w/ the s14. S13 is about the same except one is 5-lug, and other is 4-lug. you can re-drill the z32 rotor to 4-lug.

[navysnail]

the wear indicators squeal when the pads are worn weather the brakes are being applied or not. If its going to be a while, put some cheap pads on there for the time being, and all of them should be replaced at the same time.

[EtherealSX]

Thanks s132 yeah i think its just my pads, i took the wheels off no rocks in anything, made sure it was all clean. My pads are just worn alot and need to be replaced. thanks for the feedback