I have a 5 speed sedan (LX). I recently got an automatic wagon (EX).
I live in the mountains. I was going down a steep hill recently in the wagon and by the bottom my brakes had faded to a scary 'oh shit I can't stop if I need to' degree.
Sure, it's an automatic, and sure, it's heavier, so I can expect that sort of thing, but any opinions on the stock wagon brake setup vs the sedan? Even on flat straight roads the brakes feel weak. It's a new (to me) car so I don't know what sort of setup is on there.
The rotors look ok and the pads look like they have plenty of life left on them. Any comments from people who have upgraded their brake setup or compared wagon to sedan?
I'm not looking for racecar performance but I can't have brakes that will burn up. Should I just work on making my stock setup as good as possible or jump ship to 5 lug etc?
I live in the mountains. I was going down a steep hill recently in the wagon and by the bottom my brakes had faded to a scary 'oh shit I can't stop if I need to' degree.
Sure, it's an automatic, and sure, it's heavier, so I can expect that sort of thing, but any opinions on the stock wagon brake setup vs the sedan? Even on flat straight roads the brakes feel weak. It's a new (to me) car so I don't know what sort of setup is on there.
The rotors look ok and the pads look like they have plenty of life left on them. Any comments from people who have upgraded their brake setup or compared wagon to sedan?
I'm not looking for racecar performance but I can't have brakes that will burn up. Should I just work on making my stock setup as good as possible or jump ship to 5 lug etc?
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