Is there any tests you can do to see if your calipers are wearing out?

 

what makes you think they are?

 

theres some rust on the outside edges on the rear and when I drive it shakes in the front a little bit when i push the breaks. any ideas?

 

Not calipers.

The rust is probably normal, it is in a busy spot of the car. Post a pic.

The shaking is probably a warped rotor or unevenly warn pad.

 

ill post a pic tomorrow. come to think of it they are warped unevenly. should i just replace those first then if that doesnt work the calipers? from what i know theres really no way to test a caliper other than taking it off and taking it to a shop.

 

I highly doubt the caliper is shot. Just do pads and rotors and you'll be good.

How many miles on your car?

 

yup, your rotors, usualy the vibration happens when braking. you will be able to feel it on ths steering wheel. you either A) need to resurface your rotors or B) get new rotors... and obviously new pads :P

good luck sir!

 

cool thanks guys! My car has 100,000 miles on it and they've probably never been changed. Ill keep you guys updated on how it goes. is there any that you guys would prefer?? I noticed theres different kinds like 4 piston and such. This may be a silly question but im kind of new at this stuff and love learning about it but how do i tell which ones i need? thanks again guys!

 

Shakes only when braking? Likely rotors or pad wear as others say.

If it shakes all the time, check your wheels - air pressure, rebalancing, odd tire wear, etc. Likely tires if the shaking changes when the tires warm up.

 

^ yea it's only breaking

I'm willing to bed that in 100k (160kms) that the brakes have definitely been done. If they haven't then you bought a total heap of ****.

 

sweet thanks guys! im going to just switch all pads and rotors this week. What are some good rotors to buy that will last a long time?

 

Centric premium rotors are very high quality at a decent price. Can get them from rockauto.com or tirerack.com.