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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Okay so it's getting pretty bad so I need to figure out what I need to do....My brakes are normally fine. The grip well and I can stop great for stock brakes. My problem is that if it has been raining all day long and I go get in my car the brakes are HORRID... the pedal is really really stiff and if I press it all the way down it brakes like I'm barely touching it. It does go away a lil after a while but its still pretty bad. Also it's not rain getting on my brakes because if I'm driving and it hasnt rained all day then my brakes are fine.
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might be water getting into your brake lines...try a caliper rebuild and some new lines (plus pads and rotors obviously)
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my rotors and pads are fairly new. i was told maybe i'm getting moisture into my pistons in my calipers. I wanted to get more opinions here tho. How much/how hard is a caliper rebuild and do you suggest braided steel brake lines? Most likely I'll just deal with it till summer and either go c5 brakes or ls1 brakes
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