Ok - my fault..... I swore the sedan my girlfriends dad bought was a 2wd... gas commuter, sedan, automatic... just sounded 2wd'ish to me.. It's an 89 4wd EA82 style sedan. Anyway! - I bought 2WD rotors+pads for this thing..... but its 4WD. Am I okay or am I swimming downstream from a sewage plant?

 

- Erik - Tacoma, WA -

how do you decide to work on the brakes without seeing the underside of a car?

The front brake parts are the same between 2wd and 4wd EA82

It's easy Mr. Uberroo - The brakes were both squealing and grinding - they took it into a shop that I know is credible; both the shop and her dad confirmed that the rotors were grooved (sticking finger through holes in the wheel). I have a great fimiliarity with this type of work and am doing this as a favor. I live in Tacoma and work in Puyallup. The car is in Gig Harbor, I get off work in the height of traffic. There's your answer Mr. Smartypants. As far as not seeing the underside of a car, my brat alone is probably built from more cars than most people own/drive in their lives.

 

Craig, thank you so very much for the useful post - that was exactly what I needed.

 

- Erik - Tacoma, WA -

Sorry.most people just might say its 2wd/4wd.or you could have asked what it was...sorry,but then you did say it was your fault.