Originally posted by Big Jim:


This is probably the key to your problem. Even slight difference in friction material can cause uneven braking. Brake pad material MUST always match on any given axle. Unless the new pads with the new caliper were exactly the same as the ones on the left side THE BRAKES WILL BE UNEVEN!

If you just stick anything on the left side that doesn't match what is on the right side, you will still have a problem.

At this point the best answer is new pads for both front brakes.



hmm ok that doesnt make much sense, unless you missed the part where i said when im NOT on the brakes it pulls to the right, and when i AM on the brakes, it drives straighter. so it doesnt really matter what material the pad is made of, considering it's not touching the rotor anyway when im not braking...

a friend suggested that we may have installed the pads on the wrong side of the caliper, so when i get a chance im gonna switch the pads and see if that fixes the problem.