XR6PSI Member 80 Member For: 21y 10m 18d Posted 02/06/04 01:45 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 01:45 AM jan 03 12000ks (yes I know I should be driving more but when u work from home....) and just starting to get shudder Q Ford looking at it today. along with rear suspension clunk, exhaust rattle, body deadner coming off under front mudguards, heavy and noisy power steering/rack, coolant leak from cente front of engine! BUT still loving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikxr6t Master of my domain! Member 438 Member For: 21y 3m 24d Location: Victoria Posted 02/06/04 01:54 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 01:54 AM Nov. 03 build and no shudder to speak of! As others have said, brake pedal feel is a little spongy but you get used to it! If I had my time again though, I think I would option premium brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYOPA Team Blueprint Donating Members 312 Member For: 21y 4m 22d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/06/04 02:27 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 02:27 AM Dec '03 and all is well. No problems with the brakes at all. They felt a little stiff at the beginning and are now very nice14,500kms.cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Member 504 Member For: 21y 5m 7d Location: sun, beach and plenty of T T's Posted 02/06/04 02:32 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 02:32 AM april 04, premium brakes, stop well but squeel like a b**ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA_Turbs Member 836 Member For: 21y 7m 20d Gender: Male Posted 02/06/04 02:50 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 02:50 AM There is a greater gap between the pads and the disc from Nov '03??? I think that was part of what resulted in a greater shove being required on the pedal.18,000kms now and no shudder except from speeds. Two BIG stops (I.e from those silly speeds) and you might as well try opening the doors to aerobrake, because there's nothing left through the pedal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dingah Guests Posted 02/06/04 04:04 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 04:04 AM Concerning the spongy feeling to the post mods which resulted in greater pad/disk clearance, reported the same concern to my dealer and was told that's how they are now. Took it to local performance shop and requested a bleed through with better quality fluid and the change is very significant. The pedal feels rock hard, much less travel but exhibits little or no progressive feeling to its application. Now that I am used to it it is a better feeling system overall.Dingah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Gaza The Thief of BadGags Donating Members 527 Member For: 21y 6m 8d Location: Sydney Posted 02/06/04 04:13 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 04:13 AM Sep 03 build.....22,000kms...no probs with brakes so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/06/04 04:30 AM Share Posted 02/06/04 04:30 AM I have premium brakes and my car has shown no signs of the dredded squeel that everyone reports. Maybe they have fixed this problem as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOOT Member 1,201 Member For: 21y 9m 21d Location: Birkdale Posted 04/06/04 04:32 AM Share Posted 04/06/04 04:32 AM Falchoon said: I heard the later cars have different brake calipers, haven't heard about different pads but that makes sense. Some have complained that the pedal feels too "hard" now and they feel they have to press the pedal very hard to make the car stop. Exactly how my car feels, compared to the older Sedan I drove.The sedan stoped hard under the weight of my foot, the ute doesn't slow down under the weight of my foot. If I stand on it, the braking power is all there My ute is 2 days old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOOT Member 1,201 Member For: 21y 9m 21d Location: Birkdale Posted 05/06/04 10:38 PM Share Posted 05/06/04 10:38 PM dingah said: Concerning the spongy feeling to the post mods which resulted in greater pad/disk clearance, reported the same concern to my dealer and was told that's how they are now. Took it to local performance shop and requested a bleed through with better quality fluid and the change is very significant. The pedal feels rock hard, much less travel but exhibits little or no progressive feeling to its application. Now that I am used to it it is a better feeling system overall.Dingah Dingah! You didn't own an XH ute by any chance did ya? I think I was going to buy a crow cam off you back in the E-Series days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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