Brake Wear: Change Pads, Driving Permitted Question
#16
This 100% depends on driving style and conditions.
My usage of the windshield gets me well over 100K miles on a set of pads.
My family members who are on the gas until braking at the red light get under 40K miles on the pads.
Also, high throttle in snowy conditions will cause the vehicle's stability control to wear the rear pads.
My usage of the windshield gets me well over 100K miles on a set of pads.
My family members who are on the gas until braking at the red light get under 40K miles on the pads.
Also, high throttle in snowy conditions will cause the vehicle's stability control to wear the rear pads.
#17
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As an example, if a traffic signal has turned red, my vehicle coasts to that red light, is almost always passed by many, many vehicles racing to the red light, only to apply brakes as they approach the stopped vehicles waiting for the light to change and for flow to resume. That is contrasted w/ my coasting vehicle that only resumes throttle once the stopped traffic flow resumes movement, frequently never requiring application of brakes.
Another benefit is MUCH less brake dust to clean off the wheels.
#18
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Thanks for your spurring me to investigate a pad measurement tool. .
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I typically get 75,000 to 100,000 miles on pads on all my cars. I guess if you do a lot of city driving you can burn through them faster. But 64,000 would actually be a bit on the low side for me.
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#23
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We have 61K on the front rotors and pads and I'll be replacing them before inspection in December. I did the rears back at 40K. Credit to the Mrs she drives 55 miles round trip highway and secondary roads every day.
#24
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Hey that's pretty nice. I went with the thickness gauge version and yeah I usually never let them get below the backing plate thickness. I always measure before state inspection so I know what I need to know
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