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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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how do you free up the fronts brakes? i can barely turn the fronts tires. thats got to be alot of drag. thanks guys
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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sounds like a bad caliper. do bolth wheels do it? if soo than it could be a bad wheel bearing instead.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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yea both do it. its seems like the breaks are rubbin the calipers
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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any body else
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uhh maybe master cylinder?
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very common with LT1's and I have 2 LTx's car at the shop + my own which all have this issue

do the LS1 swap which don't have this issue + they are better brakes and lighter as well
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OK well since it's apparently a common issue, I guess I don't have to ask if you have Line Lock and the switch engaged
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it could be a few things, Frozen brake hardware, bad brake hoses or calipers!
To test hardware, compress caliper or undo bolts and see if the slides move! if they are free, try to compress the caliper (when testing hardware, compress it just a little bit!) while compressing it, slowly crack the bleeder, if it starts compressing very easily, your hose is bad, if it is still hard to compress then your caliper is froze!!! I hope that helps!
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and the ls1 has a more common problem with of locking the front brakes, I actually can NOT think of one 98+ car that I have done brakes on that the hardware was not froze, frozen too the point that I have to torch them out!!
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Originally Posted by blkm6formula
it could be a few things, Frozen brake hardware, bad brake hoses or calipers!
To test hardware, compress caliper or undo bolts and see if the slides move! if they are free, try to compress the caliper (when testing hardware, compress it just a little bit!) while compressing it, slowly crack the bleeder, if it starts compressing very easily, your hose is bad, if it is still hard to compress then your caliper is froze!!! I hope that helps!
the car drives fine tho. but i will try whatyou said anyway. im fixen to change the breks tomorrow anyway. thanks
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and the ls1 has a more common problem with of locking the front brakes, I actually can NOT think of one 98+ car that I have done brakes on that the hardware was not froze, frozen too the point that I have to torch them out!!
surprised about that

We have only seen 1 bad caliper on an Lsx car to date. I chose some Strange front brakes for myself
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the calipers are usually ok, it the slides that go into the bridge, I can't count the number of times we have had to put new hardware in 98+ cars!
Not denying that the stopping power is amazing, and they are lighter, but the hardware is a ver common problem!
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the calipers are usually ok, it the slides that go into the bridge, I can't count the number of times we have had to put new hardware in 98+ cars!
Not denying that the stopping power is amazing, and they are lighter, but the hardware is a ver common problem!
simple fix.. C5 conversion! i love mine. im so happy i went with them
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i've been wanting to do a c5 swap for a while!
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i've been wanting to do a c5 swap for a while!
it is worth Every single penny you put into it.
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