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Old 10-28-2007, 10:49 AM
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Sounds good. I'll check them out, thanks for all the suggestions.
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Old 10-28-2007, 11:45 AM
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

bring me your rotors and ill cut them for you, for 40$


or you can get new rotors for like 100$
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Old 10-28-2007, 03:37 PM
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

Originally Posted by naMfOrelliK
he'd get the shake at speed, not braking if it were alignment.


Your rotors are warped and you just need to get them cut. It'd be better to replace your pads too, but not necessary.
Not true, caster and toe can have different effects under braking. I would check the brakes first though.. I'm just throwing out other possibilities if it isn't the brakes.
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Old 10-29-2007, 05:35 AM
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

Originally Posted by Fabrik8
Not true, caster and toe can have different effects under braking. I would check the brakes first though.. I'm just throwing out other possibilities if it isn't the brakes.
He has a point my old B13 would shake under braking conditions and it was really worn ball joints replaced the joints never did it again.
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

You can't always cut rotors if they are under discard thickness..

Don't be cheap, replace with new pads and rotors. Get Ceramic pads, semi matallic tend to put out alot of brake dust which can also induce a a lot of squeaking.
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

could it also be a tire balancing issue?
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

Originally Posted by cleanEK
could it also be a tire balancing issue?
not very likely. Another one of those things you'd mainly feel it at speed.
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

Yes, that you'd feel. Alignment issues are largely geometry based, so you may only have problems when the suspension changes under weight transfer, etc. Tire balance would affect you at a given speed (or range of speeds) no matter what.
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

I would look into the rotors first. 99.9% of the vibrating while braking issues we see are brake rotor related.
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Default Re: Car shakes when braking - What is it?

got to the vb tech center. we'll resurface them mad cheap if not free. i go there and either i could do it or get a kid who is mad good at it to do it. i'm there 8-10 if you get there at like 8:30 you should be good. but i think you should go with new rotors. good luck
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