Brakes not as strong as I would like Options

[M4ddoX]

Hey guys

I have noticed recently while having my car loaded up and pushing it a bit harder and asking more of my brakes that they don't feel as strong as I would like and I have to put a lot of force onto them to slow the car down. I have recently replaced the front disks and pads and it hasn't had a huge impact. They are still good and work fine but I would like them to feel a bit stronger under foot. I was looking into replacing the hoses with braided lines but was wondering if you guys had any other ideas.

[Bitter]

Rear drum or rear disc? If drum are the shoes adjusted correctly and are the wheel cylinders working? They tend to get stiff with age and you end up working the front brakes much harder than normal.

Pad composition can make it feel like you have F1 brakes or make it feel like you've got two ice cubes for brake pads, huge differences. I've been running the Stoptech Street Performance brake pads on my 7th gen Celica and I love them. The brakes feel much larger and the car stops amazingly quick repeatedly, the hotter they get the harder they stop.