is it possible to stop cheaply?

[parkman999]

The pads on my 95 hoe are newer and the rotors and drums, while not new, are fine. I just had a brake flush and the brakes are still so spongy. Is there any solution to this problem? Ive only had the hoe 1 year but it looks like a newer master cyl. I havent noticed any consumption of fluid(no drips anywhere visible). Would new drums and slotted rotors be worth the money? Could it simply be a weak brake booster? 4-way discs or the power-boost setup are out of my price range. Any tricks , tips or thoughts would be appreciated. This is my daily driver so better brakes would be nice. It might be a fairly stock 95, but I love it!

 

[haks310]

Stainless steel brakes lines would be a good start, after that dimpled or slotted rotors. A lot of guys like the powerslot rotors/hawk pad combination, haven't ran them personally though.

 

[destroyer1362]

Yeah these things are pretty hard to stop. The brakes in my 00' are pretty spongy as well, I'm just hoping they get better after I replace the pads in my drum brakes. If you are looking for slotted rotors and you have six lugs foreverfalcon40 may still have these for sale, I think the part number is in there so you can make sure they'll fit http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2092 damn good price for Brembos To help the spongyness you could get steel brake lines and if you have abs i heard that disconnecting the system can firm up the brake petal. I would look into it before doing it though. Or if you want to go all out on your brakes check this out: http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1408&highlight=hydroboost

 

[roadrageror]

Just got my SS brake lines in from eBay gonna have them in Tomorrow!! I'll leave some feedback and let you guys know what I notice.

 

[qlc1964]

that good!!! i replaced the front calibars,rotors and pads to the

ceramic ones i have some spongyness too.

 

[bowtiefreak]

Hawk pads, slotted rotors, SS brake lines. Also a new master cylinder off a newer chevy with a larger bore or the one that SSBC sells called the firm feel master cylinder. Another trick you can try in a parking lot is to pull the fuse under the hood for the ABS, the light will come on but the brakes will still work. The ABS pumps have a tendancy to reduce the pressure to the calipers if the system thinks that a lock up is coming.

My next upgrade is the master cylinder, I have heard good things about it....just not about the cost.

 

[mikeykey]

What about a hydroboost?

It seems like a big secret deal to talk about. I can't get any info out of anyone, even the guy who posted his pictures from his conversion. That could help...

 

[haks310]

A lot of info 'bout the hydroboost set-up on the internet, google comes up with a lot of hits. I have even seen it on some shows on the Speed Network. From what I have read and seen it is a big upgrade.

 

[roadrageror]

SS brake lines are in today..don't know what i expected but don't really notice too big of a difference..i would say that a bit of the sponge is gone from the peddle..and hey the old lines were 10 yes old in my truck so 50$ is worth it.haven't tried at highway speed yet tho.but i like em'.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

yeah my ss lines helped a little, and the ABS fuse did a little more. Next up for mine is to track down a few things for the Rear Disc swap (Hopefully will get this on there FINALLY) slotted front rotors and Hawk pads all around. If that doesn't help any i hope to track down the hydroboost parts from one of the salvage lots and put that in there.