I find the brakes on the stock C to be very adequate. I can't speak for the touring or base model (my guess is they have smaller brakes). On the C the fronts are 13.6" on the front with dual pot calipers and 12.6" rears with single pot calipers. They may not be autobahn material (ohhh I bet the SRT8's brakes are!) but they do the job just fine. We also need to keep it in our heads that these cars are HEAVY no matter how you look at it.. Curb weight is around 4100lbs and that's 1K+ more than your typical midsize sedan.
I engine brake all the time and I'm amazed at just how well you can engine brake this car. Heck in second gear off the gas the car will practically come to a stop!
My Ram has the same brakes on it, weighs in a 2 thousand plus pounds more, and I tow a 9K boat with my Ram and haven't had any issues! (I engine brake and the trailer has four wheel disk's as well).
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Originally Posted by kegman
I came down a 10 mile hill that drops 4,000 feet following a string of cars that routinely slowed to 20 mph for various curves. When I arrived at the bottom, my brake pedal took a lot of pressure to stop the car and the pedal pulsed under my foot pressure. When I pulled off, I could smell the brake pads and heat. After restarting, all has gone well in normal travel. The car has about 35,000 on it but the pads are still in acceptable shape according to the state vehicle inspection process that measures them every year.
Is this an indication of some ABS problem or normal for Chrysler brakes?
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