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Old 06-11-2018, 11:55 AM
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Hey guys. I have a 98 for a few years now. Havent had tons of time for it, also no place to keep it until this year when I bought a house with a garage and long driveway. Now that I'm finally getting started to use the car I want to address the brakes issue. They are few low /soft. Yes the pads and rotors are good and I have brake fluid. Are these cars known to have soft / low pedal?
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Old 06-11-2018, 02:06 PM
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Mine does, but I bled the system last week and it's a little better.
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Old 06-11-2018, 02:37 PM
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The brakes on the 96-98 GT's/v6's aren't the best in the world but a few things can be done to improve that.
-flush the brake fluid with new. you would be very surprised how often this is over looked.
-check broke hoses. Over time the material degrade and will become spongy. Unless tracking the car, replace with quality stock replacements.
These two things are a good start.
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Old 06-12-2018, 06:25 AM
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my 2010 has spongy brakes, no problem stopping, just feel like your pressing into memory foam
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Thanks guys!
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