1992 honda civic hatchback how many skid marks should it leave?

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how many brake marks should a 1992 honda civic leave when locking the brakes up
please leave dump comments to your self here's why i need to know
i was cut off and had an accident when i locked my brakes it only left one skid mark does that mean that my brake system was not working right and only one brake was locking
 
The situation you had is not an indicator of your brakes` condition. Were you turning? did you really slam hard? how fast were you going? Are your tire pressures even? do you have oversize tires on it?? Do they pull to one side on normal hard-ish stops? Has the brake fluid been changed since 1992?

All of these are factors. Most brake shops will inspect your brakes and might even give you an honest answer to their condition. That is the best way to know their condition.

If they dont make a grinding sound when you stop, the pads/shoes are good, when they wear down they still stop with the same ability as new ones.

The best controlled hard stops do not leave skid marks. but sometimes you may get one...
 
If you only left 1 skid mark then only that 1 wheel was locking up. You should try to pump your brakes to avoid locking your wheels so as to stop quicker. When everything is working right then all the wheels should lock up. Just Curious but it sounds like you want to blame somebody on the brakes not working right! On a car that old it cannot be the car maker so that leaves where ever you had the brakes redone if you had them rebuilt recently.
 
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