On my 01 I have stock pads in the front with the Brembo rotors, and stock rotors in the back with the raybestos. the brakes dont respond very well lately. I replaced the rear pads with Raybestos about 800 miles ago, and I am pretty sure it wasnt as bad like that before.

Does it have anything to do with the brake fluid? brake lines?

The 02 with stock brakes responses much better at high speeds. On the 01 I can sort of hear the pump when I press quickly on it, like there is some sort of blockage in the brake lines that makes this slow response to the brakes.

I have 90k on the 01 and 30k on the 02

Any ideas would be appericated, thanks

 

Make sure the rear calipers were installed with the caliper piston aligned such that one of the notches is even with the raised rectangle protruding on the inner part of the caliper, such that the notch points to the inside of the hub when the caliper is installed. The notch in the piston needs to engage a tab present on the inner brake pad. If it doesn't, the pad will wear funny and the rear brakes will lose effectiveness.

Failing that being the problem, I'd flush/bleed the brake lines with all new fluid, ensuring that when you're done the brake lines are full of all new fluid.

 

I did test out the rear pads by pulling the E brake going 30mph, they stop pretty normal and there are no squeaks or anything only when driving back and applying very little brake(there is a little squeak).

I probably have to bleed and fill the brake lines with new fluid, do you know where can I get that done and around how much would it be? I thoguht maybe getting some SS Brake lines, but too much bother.

btw, I got those rear pads intalled in Midas, the guy did it pretty quickly since I only asked him to put the new raybestos and not resurface or anything. So i dont know if the guy messed it up. The rear calipers are more complicated then the front ones, but the guy seemed pretty professional and confident.

 

SS brake hoses are NICE, I'd highly recommend them if you're interested in tight brake response.

Either way, if you take it to a shop to have them installed (and the brake system flushed/bled) you might want to ask them to check the rear calipers to ensure they were installed properly. It'd be worth the extra $$ (whatever they charge) to inspect it.