Ok first off I have a problem..my rare rotor brake pads are wearing unevenly..the right side pad is totally gone while the left side pad is basically brand new...how can I remedy this problem? Also I'm thinking of installing ABS brakes on my Civic -96...is this a good idea?...can I install abs only on the rare brakes or do I have to install on the on the front also...is it cost efficient? and where can I order these kits online?

 

depends on what point abs you get....your disk could not be centered inside the brake pads and barely touching one and touching the other one all the time.... just get some new brake pads and see if occurs again....

 

install ABS brakes all around..man you will be paying a couple grand, just guessing..unless anyone knows somthing i dont, mabeys its easer then im thinking...but i wouldent bother,i wish my car dident have ABS, i want to take it out..but my rents would kill me

 

I would think that installing ABS on a car that doesn't have ABS would be not be worth the money. There should be a way to turn ABS off.

 

do you mean one pad on one side is bad while the other pad on the same side is still good? then you need to grease the sliders so that they slide freely. the brakes have one piston that pushes one pad into the rotor, then the caliper slides over to pull the other pad into it. its cheaper and more compact than having pistons on both sides. but if you dont grease the sliders when you do a brake job, then it wont slide, and youll only wear out one pad. the sliders are where the caliper bolts screw into. if you pull on them, they will slide out. then you can usually get those little one use packets of brake caliper grease for about a dollar at auto parts stores. then you grease them up and make sure they slide in and out smoothly. when I did mine after swapping on the rear brakes, the previous owners had cooked them by leaving the e-brake on while they towed the car about 3 hours on the freeway[:@] so I had to change the whole bracket and clean and sand the sliders to get them to slide well. but its worth it, and dangerous if you dont, since your brakes dont work well at all.