Whats wrong with my car?

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1990LXstang

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Hey guys, I was wondering if you guys could pin point my problem. When I'm braking, I can feel continous thumping in the pedals and the steering wheel shakes. It is alot worse when i brake at higher speeds. I was thinking either the brakes were warped or the steering rack and pinion need to be replaced. What do you guys think? There is also a squek in the front end when i turn left, even when im not braking.

 

Mustang5L5

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Sounds to me like you warped your front rotors

 

IndyBlk5.0

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yeah warped front rotors...

 

IMissMy93Fox

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I hope it's just warrped rotors, I had a problem similar to that and it was because the brake line collapsed.

 

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1990LXstang

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I'm sure its just warped front rotors, they are original and the car has 76,000 miles on it. Thanks guys. Do you know how much it costs for two new front rotors and brake pads?

 

slo65

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i'd also like to know how much new rotors would be, my car has this problem a lot...

 

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If there is still enough material left on the rotor than you can have them resurfaced instead of replacing them. If it is a fox body than the min. thickness is .810". You will need a brake rotor micrometer to measure the thickness. If your only .10-.15" over minimun and they are warped badly, there most likely won't be enough material left to machine.

 

1FaStMcLAREN

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I recommend you to replace the front rotors and brake pads.. it's not actually good to resurface warped rotors....a lot of places wont ever do it if they are warped

 

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1990LXstang

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1FaStMcLAREN said:

I recommend you to replace the front rotors and brake pads.. it's not actually good to resurface warped rotors....a lot of places wont ever do it if they are warped

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Yeah, I'm definatley going to have them completley replaced. Does anyone know a ballpark figure of how much it is to replace the two front rotors and the pads? I'm hoping that its under $300

 

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Could it also be the the front end needs alignment?