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Quick Brake question
I recently replaced all 4 rotors and brake pads all the way around, I have noticed since I have done that, on the front of the car on the hub caps it has a LOT more brake dust than on the rear end of the car. There is almost none on the rear end, is this something that is normal?
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Very normal, 2/3 of your braking is done up front since the car shifts it's weight towards the front during braking and becuase most cars including this one has about a 60/40 front to rear weight ratio. As long as your seeing a little dust coming off the rear then they are working. Just to be on the safe side drive the car in reverse at a decent speed and push on the brakes kinda hard. There might be a little shuttering but nothing excessive and you should be able to feel the rear brakes bite a little more. Hoever once again the fronts will still play a major role becuase they are bigger and the car is balanced at somthing like 60/40 front to rear weight.
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Thanks for the info. I was just kinda concerned I hadnt noticed this before on any other car. This one has a million and 1 problems I wanted to make sure I wasnt going to be adding anything else to the list.
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