New brakes just as bad as before

I’m glad you guys said something about the parking brake adjusting the rear brakes. I had no idea!

 

You too guys.

 

Thanks for all of your adviceI will look into the other solutions if the problem seems to persist.

 

Change and bleed the brake fluid.

 

That would likely be the one.

These things are also really easy to fabricate yourself. I you need is a drill, a hacksaw, and some paint. 1/4" is kind of overkill, really... not that overkill is necessarily bad...

 

The one he linked is the one I have. I have the shorter of the two. The adjustability is nice cause I ended up lowering my lift a bit.

 

Try a new brake master cylinder and a flush/bleed. Sounds like you aren't getting good pressure from the hydraulic system.

 

Put your hand on the front rubber lines and have someone push the pedal, if you feel swelling, they're shot and there's your soft pedal.

 

If you are able to break your tires loose that means you need better tires, probably not better brakes. The best braking power you will get is right before the tires break loose. The only benefit you usually get from upgrading your brakes is if you have sticky enough tires to actually USE the extra braking power. I went OEM with my brakes when I replaced them, and I'm happy. I don't care about high performance brakes because I can already lock the tires up on command, and I'm not worried about brake fade since it's not a sports car.

EDIT: If you want to upgrade pads, semi metallic will bite harder than ceramic but make more noise and dust, and ceramic has a little less cold bite but makes much less noise/dust.

 

20 year old original brake lines.

 

That's what mine were starting to look like when I replaced them with SS ones

 

Idk if anyone mentioned, but a bad wheel bearing can make your brakes feel like crap. Or so I’ve heard.

 

I can see that. I replaced a bad passenger (and driver) side wheel bearing at roughly the same time when I replaced brake components. Wheel bearings and steering components -- its all connected.

 

Well I can say for sure that when my front wheel bearing started to fail I would temporarily lose braking function almost like there was air in the lines. Was really weird and terrifying.