adjusted handbrake...woohoo down to 1 click!

[Yarflana]

After putting on the stainless lines, bleeding the system really good and tightening the handbrake, the pedal travel is 50% less, the feel is twice as firm as before and this all before I even change pads, shoes, drums, and discs.

I guess you get used to some pretty crappy stuff after 100k and no adjustments.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Yarflana

After putting on the stainless lines, bleeding the system really good and tightening the handbrake, the pedal travel is 50% less, the feel is twice as firm as before and this all before I even change pads, shoes, drums, and discs.

I guess you get used to some pretty crappy stuff after 100k and no adjustments.

I just recently changed my break fluid for the first time with Valvoline DOT3/4 fluid. I noticed less pedal travel to brake, at the same time, I have no clue why my car doesn't nose dive when braking anymore. Very odd feeling, and not expected, since it doesn't feel like I'm slowing down, but I see my speed falling.

I've been constantly adjusting the rear drums to hover around the 4-5 clicks I said earlier. I'll probably readjust them down to 2 clicks on Friday after washing the car.


I changed my front pads to the Carbotech street pads a few years ago. Much better bite than stock, but more noisy and dusty (easier to clean off the not-so-abrasive dust of the Carbotech pads) than the stock pads.