i have a 99 dakota, and there is a problem with the suspension/braking sytem on the front passenger side.
it is slighty off camber, and misaligned. with the wheel level while im driving, the truck pulls slight right, and when i brake it pulls severly to the right. but also when i brake it has this feeling from the brakes like the caliper is shifting around on the pins. but see i know the caliper is shifting around when i brake because i can wiggle it a good bit with my hands. i just replaced the calipers on both sides today.
the left rotor was showing normal wear, while the right rotor had a slight groove in it, from the abnormal mating of the pad and rotor on the outside is what it looks like.
see, idkwhat would cause this to happen.
when light braking is applied, the brakes engage, and then, thunk, something onthe right side shifts around, and brakes harder. i have bled the system twice, recently changed the pads, replaced calipers left and right side, and i'm worried it might be a suspension component, which is a little too involved for me.

 

Are you SURE the left side brake is engaging ??? Did you lube the Caliper slide pins ??? Did you correctly torque the wheels on reinstall ???

 

i am SURE thats why i'm asking for help here.
caliper slide pins come lubed, so that couldn't bethe problem, because it was doing this before i started taking things apart.
changing the calipers on both sides hasn't helped.
so in review, it was doing the funny thing described above with the original calipers,
and now it does it with brand new calipers and pads.
so
this leads me to believe that it was not the caliper that was messed up, it is something else.

like...idk thats why i asked here.
just because i joined yesterday doesn't mean i'm a rookie.

 

You did read I asked LEFT side ??? if the left side isn't braking it will cause this symptom ...
Also did you check REAR brakes ???

 

yes i know the left side is braking.
whats the thing the caliper attaches to?

 

Caliper mounting bracket ??

 

i dunno man, it doesn't really say in the manual, the closest thing that it says is splash guard, which is stupid because the caliper mounts to blank which attaches to the tie rod, and i am having a brain fart, but when i looked at it, it attaches to a great many things, and i don't know how comfortable i am taking it apart in a parking lot.

 

do you have anti lock brakes?

 

just so u know the thing that attaches the caliper is called the spindle. have u checked the wheel bearings? that might cause that problem also while ur in there check ur ball joints. that could easly cause that becuase when u brake ur putting them into a bind