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Old 01-20-2008, 04:18 PM
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I feel like my brake pedal is really soft and goes down farther than other vehicles. Is this a Jk thing or just mine.
Old 01-20-2008, 05:31 PM
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my jk is like this too. I was also wondering about this too because when it is off, if i press the brake down, the first press will go pretty much to the floor.
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Originally Posted by kuba
my jk is like this too. I was also wondering about this too because when it is off, if i press the brake down, the first press will go pretty much to the floor.
Mine does not seem to be that way..
Old 01-20-2008, 10:27 PM
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Our JK brakes do not feel anything like you described.
As a matter of fact my wife noticed right away how much better the JK's brakes were then her 99XJ.
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anyone else? I guess I 'll take it in and have it checked out.
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Originally Posted by muddy00
anyone else? I guess I 'll take it in and have it checked out.
Is that you Jeff?

How about some pics of the JK...
Old 01-29-2008, 08:47 AM
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I thought it was the wild shift in temprature in the last few days.
We went form -9F to +42F in about 24 hours.

I'm going to stop at the dealer tonight to have them check it out.
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I'd bring it in and have them take a look. I'm actually pretty impressed with the feel of my brakes. Out of curiosity, have you added a lift or anything? Maybe check the break lines and see if you're leaking? Just a thought... disregard if no mod.
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My 07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited did this .
When I got the 08 Jeep I just taped the brakes and I could feel the different's. Nothing like on my 07
The first time I did hit the brakes on the 08 I thought I was going to hit the steer wheel it took some time to readjust to the 08 and how brakes are supposed to work..
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My 08 Rubicon will do this if you get in and just start it and put your foot on the brake pedal you can push it almost to the floor if you push gently! During normal driving the breaks feel great though, very responsive and work well with a firm pedal! I wonder if this may have something to do with the brake assist or other electronics tied into the braking system?


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