32 Gts-t Brake Bias

[Wogan]

hi all,

to be perfectly honest i should probably look into what my car is currently running at the moment, but here's my situation.

I'm getting to the point where i need some new brake pads (the current ones have been in the car since i bought it 3 years ago and are pretty low).. i don't know what my current ones are (judging from previous owner i'd say they were standard ones or possibly el-cheapo's)

Anyway.. at the moment my front brakes are doing almost 100% of the braking.. i know the fronts always do the most, but the front feels about to lock up before i can feel any braking from the rear.. my usual mechanic agrees and suggested i play with different brake pads on the front and rear to balance it up a bit.

So i was wondering if anyone else has had a similar issue and has already done any experimenting and could enlighten me on their results.

Thanks in advance.

Edited July 6, 2010 by Wogan

[JonnoHR31]

put new pads in the rear first and see what it does. if its too much to the rear then do the fronts in a slightly shitter/thinner pad

too much front is a hell of a lot better than too much rear bias tho. locking rears before the fronts are doing much at all is rather annoying

Edited July 6, 2010 by JonnoHR31

[Dsturbd]

Anyway.. at the moment my front brakes are doing almost 100% of the braking..

What test were done to come up with that the fronts are doing 100%

put new pads in the rear first and see what it does. if its too much to the rear then do the fronts in a slightly shitter/thinner pad

Thinner pad ??