Loose spongy brake on my jeep

[OverlanderJK]

I’ve never had issues with factory brakes. Although I know I didn’t buy a sports car.

 

[Jld19782]

There are some aftermarket brake kits that are much better but the cost is high, and I personally don't think the factory axles are worth the upgrade costs. There are no adjustments you can make unfortunately. You can try a different more agressive brake pad, but I doubt that's going to change your pedal feel, just your stopping distance. Maybe brake swap from a Sahara or Rubicon, they both come with better brakes than the Sport.

Thank you .. I appreciate that advice

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

Thank you for responding. Yes, it’s felt this way to me since I purchased it. However, I’ve only owned it for a few weeks now. I had a shop inspect it and they told me everything was fine and great. I talked to another man and he told me to put my left foot under the break and push down with my right foot and if I couldn’t touch my left foot it’s probably OK ( I Did this exercise and I could not touch my left foot) All I know Is that it feels spongy and you can hear the pedal go back up when it’s released. I just wish it Could be tighter and more firm lol Seriously though anything that you can suggest will be appreciated very much.

Probably you need to find a better shop. Many shops are staffed by dummies who don't know squat or don't care. Your master cylinder may be going bad. It all starts from there.

 

[Jld19782]

Thanks you all do much. I really appreciate all the helpful advice. I think what I’ll do is change out the pads for some Rubicon or Sarah pads and put them on my sport and see if that makes a little bit of a difference at least that’ll be my first step thank you all so much

 

[JimLee]

Thanks you all do much. I really appreciate all the helpful advice. I think what I’ll do is change out the pads for some Rubicon or Sarah pads and put them on my sport and see if that makes a little bit of a difference at least that’ll be my first step thank you all so much

Different calipers, at least in the front, the Rubicon/Sahara pads won't fit on the Sport front calipers. I'm pretty sure you can find pads that will bite better for the Sport but I never changed mine, so I'm not sure which ones are good. Sorry, when I said swap Rubicon/ Sahara brakes I meant the whole enchilada, not just the pads.

 

[Jld19782]

Different calipers, at least in the front, the Rubicon/Sahara pads won't fit on the Sport front calipers. I'm pretty sure you can find pads that will bite better for the Sport but I never changed mine, so I'm not sure which ones are good. Sorry, when I said swap Rubicon/ Sahara brakes I meant the whole enchilada, not just the pads.

Oh I see thank you

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

Thanks you all do much. I really appreciate all the helpful advice. I think what I’ll do is change out the pads for some Rubicon or Sarah pads and put them on my sport and see if that makes a little bit of a difference at least that’ll be my first step thank you all so much

Changing pads may provide more grip, but it is unlikely to improve pedal feel/travel or eliminate noise from the master cylinder. It seems like you have a hydraulic issue of some sort.

 

[ScoobyCarolanNC]

Hey there. Like everyone's saying the factory brakes work well, but they don't feel great. If you want to chase down every angle, you do have a 5/6 year old vehicle. Maybe the brake fluid is fried. You can get these test strips from a car parts shop for like $8. You just open the fluid container and dip it in. If it turns a certain color the fluid is bad and should be replaced.