brother rat
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- 1994
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- Ford
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I test drove a 1999 Mazda B3000 that I'm considering buying. The brakes felt like they were not very effective (seemed like excessive effort required to stop the vehicle). But no squeaking.
I would think that the pads/shoes need replacing but is this just the way that extended cab trucks ride? I'm accustomed to a compact car that stops on a dime. And my standard cab ranger has pretty touchy brakes and stops readily. I'm just wanting to make sure that it's not just the difference between the cars I'm used to driving and that's is just normal for this truck.
My other question is when I looked under the hood of this truck, it looked like aside from the master cylinder/booster/prop valve assembly on the firewall, there was another block with brake lines on the drivers side fender about halfway towards the radiator. I've never seen that setup before, is that normal? Maybe someone could post a picture of the engine bay of a B3000 to confirm.
Thanks.
I would think that the pads/shoes need replacing but is this just the way that extended cab trucks ride? I'm accustomed to a compact car that stops on a dime. And my standard cab ranger has pretty touchy brakes and stops readily. I'm just wanting to make sure that it's not just the difference between the cars I'm used to driving and that's is just normal for this truck.
My other question is when I looked under the hood of this truck, it looked like aside from the master cylinder/booster/prop valve assembly on the firewall, there was another block with brake lines on the drivers side fender about halfway towards the radiator. I've never seen that setup before, is that normal? Maybe someone could post a picture of the engine bay of a B3000 to confirm.
Thanks.