Very sensitive brakes

[speckledpig]

I believe I have a similar problem as the individual in this thread. I made a new thread because I was pretty sure that there is a design difference between the 88 and the 1994 rangers (isn't there!?!).

I have rear antilock, but in rain, at least my front brakes lock up tight. I knew that they were doing it, but found out just how bad it could be when I had a wreck last month. I rear-ended a van that had slammed on brakes in the rain to make a quick right turn. I reacted and slammed on my brakes, knowing that they would lock up, but there was nothing I could do. The front wheels were hard locked and I just plowed into the guy.

Now I'd like to do something about it. The fix mentioned in the other thread seems pretty involved; is there a quick way to determine if that's the problem (by sight after removing the wheel, etc)? Should I just take the truck to a shop and let them sort it out?

Thanks for any light yall can shed on this. These forums look pretty helpful.

David

[gtmud]

First, what type of tires are you running? I have found in the rain there are some tires that will not grip well, locking up your front-end(how much tread). As far as your brakes themselves, I would recommend getting your rotors turned and replacing your brake pads with a good semi-metallic, or carbon metallic pad. I have ran both on my 71'f-100 and they worked well.