Irregular Braking Issue
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Irregular Braking Issue
My 2015 Z07 has a noticeable braking issue - During extreme braking, if the steering wheel is turned slightly to the right, the car car will have a soft pedal and does not stop with the same eye-popping force as when the wheel is straight or left of center. I have noticed this repeatedly both at the track and during hard mountain driving. During last week's run of over 600 curves, I could count on this to happen at the entry of almost every right-handler. I have no idea why this is happening and am going to have obvious issues getting it diagnosed at the local Chevy Dealer as it is only (significantly) noticeable under max load braking. Any help is much appreciated.
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What happens if you're already braking and -then- turn the wheel slightly, like entering a corner? That shouldn't lessen braking force (much), but does it?
There's always going to be =some= reduction in braking ability just due to the physics of "now you're asking the same contact patch to turn and brake" but it doesn't sound like that's what you're experiencing.
It doesn't do it to the left, only the right?
There's always going to be =some= reduction in braking ability just due to the physics of "now you're asking the same contact patch to turn and brake" but it doesn't sound like that's what you're experiencing.
It doesn't do it to the left, only the right?
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 25
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What happens if you're already braking and -then- turn the wheel slightly, like entering a corner? That shouldn't lessen braking force (much), but does it?
There's always going to be =some= reduction in braking ability just due to the physics of "now you're asking the same contact patch to turn and brake" but it doesn't sound like that's what you're experiencing.
It doesn't do it to the left, only the right?
There's always going to be =some= reduction in braking ability just due to the physics of "now you're asking the same contact patch to turn and brake" but it doesn't sound like that's what you're experiencing.
It doesn't do it to the left, only the right?
