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Old 06-03-2006, 06:27 PM
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Default car shakes when brakeing at high speed

im doing this b16 swap in my 91 civic hb, but before I took her off the road when I was going over 70 or 80 and was hard on the brakes the front end would shake some. im thinking maybe its rotors but not sure, any ideas? thanks
Old 06-04-2006, 07:56 AM
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out-of-parallel rotors, usually. Have them turned or replace them along with new pads.
Old 06-11-2006, 10:40 AM
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it could be the rotors. i would replace the rotor and brake pads at same time. if its not that then it could be your axles cuz on mine i had the same problem.
Old 06-12-2006, 05:00 AM
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Yea, I have the same exact problem. I was thinking rotors too. It is horrible when I try to slam on the brakes. I feel like the car is gonna fall apart.
Old 06-13-2006, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by RedlineBoyzCRX
Yea, I have the same exact problem. I was thinking rotors too. It is horrible when I try to slam on the brakes. I feel like the car is gonna fall apart.
Yeah, me too. I know I need to replace those damn rotors though. B16a's really cut the life of brake parts
Old 06-13-2006, 03:57 AM
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So it would be the rotors that do that huh?
Old 06-13-2006, 08:08 AM
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It's rotors. I replaced all mine a few months back after a 'shakey' Tahoe trip. Car stops smooth as silk now.
Old 06-13-2006, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by RevengeCRX
Yeah, me too. I know I need to replace those damn rotors though. B16a's really cut the life of brake parts
Only if you don't know how to engine brake. :chuckles:
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Originally Posted by Kai
Only if you don't know how to engine brake. :chuckles:
True, ever since I noticed my car vibrating at high speed braking, I started engine braking waaay more often , which slows brake wear, and the car doesn't vibrate. I still need new rotors though




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