Brake wear mileage
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Brake wear mileage
Just a small survey on when I can expect to replace my brakes.
If you reply, please LMK how many miles you got out of your:
front brakes
rear brakes
how you drive (spirited, everyday use)
I mostly have an everyday driver (95%) but have been to the track once. Have about 41K miles now and am looking into pads, types, brands. Thanks for your help.
I searched past threads and couldn't find one that has just this info.
If you reply, please LMK how many miles you got out of your:
front brakes
rear brakes
how you drive (spirited, everyday use)
I mostly have an everyday driver (95%) but have been to the track once. Have about 41K miles now and am looking into pads, types, brands. Thanks for your help.
I searched past threads and couldn't find one that has just this info.
Last edited by kseckel99; 05-09-2007 at 06:28 AM. Reason: Forgot something
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since no one else has posted, i'll give you the worse case scenario. i have a TCE 13" bbk in front and TCE rotors (factory calipers relocated) in the rear. i have 11K miles on my car. i have been through four sets of front pads and one set of rear pads (@ 7K miles). i just ordered replacement rotors for the front. One DE = One set of front pads. your mileage may vary.....hopefully.
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since no one else has posted, i'll give you the worse case scenario. i have a TCE 13" bbk in front and TCE rotors (factory calipers relocated) in the rear. i have 11K miles on my car. i have been through four sets of front pads and one set of rear pads (@ 7K miles). i just ordered replacement rotors for the front. One DE = One set of front pads. your mileage may vary.....hopefully.
Well since I have about 41.5K on the car, I hope I have a little left. Thanks for the input.
Hopefully more will reply.
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My car had about 48k when I got it. Fronts had maybe 5/32 left and rears were about the same. Getting low but would have made inspection. I drive spirited and have GreenStuff. Little noise to no noise, good for a driver with the occasional track day. Get Hawks if you're looking for more bite at the track or drive aggresively.
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Pad life
XSMINI,
I just replaced my front pads and rotors at 62k miles. They were at the very end of useful service. The rears still have about 60% pad remaining. I don't know how your rear pads are wearing first unless your e-brake is not releasing all the way or adjusted too tight. The front brakes do most of the work. Front brakes have worn first on every car and motorcycle I've owned in the past 20+ years. Anyone else with rear wear first?
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I just replaced my front pads and rotors at 62k miles. They were at the very end of useful service. The rears still have about 60% pad remaining. I don't know how your rear pads are wearing first unless your e-brake is not releasing all the way or adjusted too tight. The front brakes do most of the work. Front brakes have worn first on every car and motorcycle I've owned in the past 20+ years. Anyone else with rear wear first?
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XSMINI,
I just replaced my front pads and rotors at 62k miles. They were at the very end of useful service. The rears still have about 60% pad remaining. I don't know how your rear pads are wearing first unless your e-brake is not releasing all the way or adjusted too tight. The front brakes do most of the work. Front brakes have worn first on every car and motorcycle I've owned in the past 20+ years. Anyone else with rear wear first?
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MB
I just replaced my front pads and rotors at 62k miles. They were at the very end of useful service. The rears still have about 60% pad remaining. I don't know how your rear pads are wearing first unless your e-brake is not releasing all the way or adjusted too tight. The front brakes do most of the work. Front brakes have worn first on every car and motorcycle I've owned in the past 20+ years. Anyone else with rear wear first?
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MB
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It depends on how you drive and where you drive. My wifes MINI needed new pads and rotors at 25k miles and I've had to change pads and/or rotors on her previous cars about every 30k. I've got 27k on mine and the pads still look new. I typically get 50 to 70k from brake pads on my cars. The best thing to do is inspect them every 5k or so when you rotate the tires.
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XSMINI,
I don't know how your rear pads are wearing first unless your e-brake is not releasing all the way or adjusted too tight. The front brakes do most of the work. Front brakes have worn first on every car and motorcycle I've owned in the past 20+ years. Anyone else with rear wear first?
Motor On
MB
I don't know how your rear pads are wearing first unless your e-brake is not releasing all the way or adjusted too tight. The front brakes do most of the work. Front brakes have worn first on every car and motorcycle I've owned in the past 20+ years. Anyone else with rear wear first?
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MB
Nik
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She has an automatic and a heavy foot. While she doesn't ride the brakes she typically waits until the last possible moment and then puts the brake pedal on the floor. In the 25 years since I met her I've changed a lot of brake pads for her.
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Yes, yes, I know. However, BMW were the folks performing the rear brake jobs since I refused to buy their tool - at a ridiculous price. I questioned rear wear from the beginning..."it's normal" My reply? "Not ever in my 2.7 miles of driving experience." The last set lasted 3,500 miles while GPMs dipped into the 21 mpg range.
So I ordered the Harbor Frieght tool...in 41 minutes and a few seconds the brake job was complete. The caliper pins on the passenger side wre frozen! "All we do is replace the pads and rotors, nothing else is required." Really...for nearly $600.00 I expected more.
Mpgs are up to an average of 30.9 combined highway city with my JCW - driven sanely and the car feels like it gained another 50hp.
This also explains so not so tidy threshold braking at the track all year last year.
...front brakes should always be used first when braking a bicycle But I never get nose dive when racing bicycles
So I ordered the Harbor Frieght tool...in 41 minutes and a few seconds the brake job was complete. The caliper pins on the passenger side wre frozen! "All we do is replace the pads and rotors, nothing else is required." Really...for nearly $600.00 I expected more.
Mpgs are up to an average of 30.9 combined highway city with my JCW - driven sanely and the car feels like it gained another 50hp.
This also explains so not so tidy threshold braking at the track all year last year.
...front brakes should always be used first when braking a bicycle But I never get nose dive when racing bicycles
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I talked to my SA about this as I felt it was odd too & he said it does happen with hard brakers (like me ). I can't remember his exact words & my mechanical knowledge is nonexistant but it was something about MINIS having some assist thingie that kicks in the rear brakes more when you are braking hard thus making it totally possibly for the rears to wear first. Plus I know I am not the only MINI who's rears went 1st
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Brake life
This is a very interesting thread. Seems like brakes can go in a few thousand or last for many thousands. Hey meb, what is the tool from Harbor Frieght called and how much is it? I used Pagid semi-metalic pads and Zimmerman rotors on my fronts and the brake dust all but disappeared. Brakes feel the same as OEM. Still blows me away so many people are wearing out rears first.
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If you sift thru their huge on line tool bin you will find this kit. About $50.00 shipped.
As far as rear wear is concerned...I dunno, but I'll keep an eye on my fuel mileage. As long as it doesn't drop, and, the brakes aren't wearing quickly, I will have found a correlation. Where the problem is, is yet to be determined...my first suspect is the emergency brake mechanism and its associated spring...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40732
As far as rear wear is concerned...I dunno, but I'll keep an eye on my fuel mileage. As long as it doesn't drop, and, the brakes aren't wearing quickly, I will have found a correlation. Where the problem is, is yet to be determined...my first suspect is the emergency brake mechanism and its associated spring...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40732
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At 95,000 miles I finally got tired of waiting for the pads to wear out. Still had at least 50 pct left. Slight wear to rotors, equal front to rear. I do combined driving and live in the hills. I have also had 2 HPDE days. I changed out the rotors to TSW's with EBC greenstuffs. They work well after a short warmup but squeal quite a bit. I'll try a differnt pad soon since I'm doing more track days now.