"DW" <dwinslow2@qwest.net> wrote in
news:VhOte.92$4H2.29835@news.uswest.net:

> If you have own or have ever owned a Honda Accord for some time,
> surely you know how weak the brakes are.


Poorly maintained and out-of-adjustment brakes will feel "weak". I suspect
this is your case. I have not encountered a car with brakes that were hard
to "lock up" since my friend's old '74 Chev Nova with non-power drums all
around.

What year is your car? How many miles? How often are the brakes serviced?
Has the master cylinder ever been replaced?


>
> Not only are they not very powerful (very difficult to get the brakes
> to the point of lock-up), but the front rotors have to be replaced
> often as compared to most cars.


This suggests you live in an area with snow or salt air, and you're not
driving enough to burn the moisture off.


>
> MY QUESTION IS: Does anyone know of any aftermarket brakes that are
> better than the weak stock brakes for a 1987 ACCORD LX-i (besides
> from Midas or Meineke)? Perhaps even a high performance brake kit
> upgrade?


Proper maintenance will help a lot. If pads and/or pins are sticking, this
will *dramatically* reduce braking performance.

Accords and some other later-model Hondas apparently have a problem with
hoses that are a bit too flexible, leading to a softer feeling poedal on
hot days. Aftermarket braided hoses intended for race use can supposedly
eliminate this as a cause of a poor pedal.


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