Violent Shaking While I'm Braking...What Is It?
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I read a thread about this before on here and cannot seem to find it anywhere. Here's my problem...For one my car pulls to the left, so I'm assuming the alignment is off. But at higher speeds when I press the brakes I get a very violent vibration coming from the front end f the car. It shakes hard until you slow down to a certain point. I read on here that somebody else was having this same problem with their car and they upgraded their brakes (rotors, pads, maybe even calipers) and they still had the bad vibrtation. Somebody else said that it was the alignment on the car.
My car is an '01 SS and only has 31k miles on it. I'm kinda lost and I dunno if I should change out the brakes and hope that that fixes it...or if I should aim for getting the alignment done and that fixing it. Can anybody help?
My car is an '01 SS and only has 31k miles on it. I'm kinda lost and I dunno if I should change out the brakes and hope that that fixes it...or if I should aim for getting the alignment done and that fixing it. Can anybody help?
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Is that all? That's odd, well kinda...it just seems like it would be so much more. I thought it could be something with the brakes but I didn't want to just jump into upgrading the brakes if that wasn't the problem. Thanks man...anybody else have a clue?
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Alright...well that would have been my first thought until I read where some guy experianced the same thing and he replaced his brakes and it didn't go away...I just wanted to make sure I'm covering all the basics...thanks guys.
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Originally Posted by Blk00TransAm
maybe some drilled and slotted rotors
Stick with blank rotors.
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Well regardless if drilled and slotted are more effective or not, hit up the WS6store. Their prices are UNBEATABLE! Much cheaper than stock rotors for all 4 and look better.
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Originally Posted by MavrikTA
Well regardless if drilled and slotted are more effective or not, hit up the WS6store. Their prices are UNBEATABLE! Much cheaper than stock rotors for all 4 and look better.
Strano has a great deal on a set of blanks. Go there and get those instead. Not only are they inexpensive, they are actually thicker/heavier than the stock rotors, so they won't warp, and will withstand the heat better - and not chew up pads or crack, all while giving maximal braking.
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Originally Posted by HPP
And deal with reduced stopping effectiveness, and possible 'brake pad cheese grater' effects chewing up pads like there's no tomorrow. And eventual cracking too.
Strano has a great deal on a set of blanks. Go there and get those instead. Not only are they inexpensive, they are actually thicker/heavier than the stock rotors, so they won't warp, and will withstand the heat better - and not chew up pads or crack, all while giving maximal braking.
Strano has a great deal on a set of blanks. Go there and get those instead. Not only are they inexpensive, they are actually thicker/heavier than the stock rotors, so they won't warp, and will withstand the heat better - and not chew up pads or crack, all while giving maximal braking.
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Originally Posted by MavrikTA
Afterall, if the design concept was good for nothing but destroying pads I dont think that drilled/slotted rotors would be found on factory vehicles(think WRX).
Wilwood:
http://www.wilwood.com/Centers/Infor..._answer/07.asp
Baer:
http://www.baer.com/Baer_tech/FAQ.html
Here are just a few more threads on the subject:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...light=infamous
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/435436-do-i-really-need-cross-drilled-slotted-rotors.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/262940-replacing-rotors-what-get.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/416955-warped-rotors-need-advice.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/325290-dimpled-vs-cross-drilled-rotors.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=rotor
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/228985-brake-pads-rotors-you-been-through.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...highlight=warp
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=rotor
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...hlight=slotted
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=rotor
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Well I still haven't changed the rotors due to money issues...but usually when you have a warped rotor you'll feel a pulsating in the brake pedal...but that's just it, I don't. Only in the steering wheel. And it's not always constant...just at certain higher speeds.
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Originally Posted by Drews91Maro
Well I still haven't changed the rotors due to money issues...but usually when you have a warped rotor you'll feel a pulsating in the brake pedal...but that's just it, I don't. Only in the steering wheel. And it's not always constant...just at certain higher speeds.
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Originally Posted by Drews91Maro
Well I still haven't changed the rotors due to money issues...but usually when you have a warped rotor you'll feel a pulsating in the brake pedal...but that's just it, I don't. Only in the steering wheel. And it's not always constant...just at certain higher speeds.
When I talked to someone at Strano, the first thing they asked was if I felt pulsating in the pedal. And to be honest, I never did. Later, I started paying more attention, and at higher speeds, under hard braking, I do actually feel pulsating. It could be from the back, or it could be a case of simply needing to clamp the calipers tightly enough to get the pulse felt through my shoes - or it could be that I'm just not very sensitive to it.
In any event, what you're experiencing must be related to the braking system, if it only occurs when braking. And since the stock rotors are known to warp, and since people who have had warped rotors feel this very effect..... it's likely that's what's going on, whether you feel pulsing or not.
Just remember to get a set of new pads to go with the rotors, bleed the system thoroughly, and follow proper bed in procedure after the install is complete.