Change your brakes yet?
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Change your brakes yet?
I just hit 42,000 miles and was thinking about looking at the brakes. Has anyone changed thiers out yet? at what milage?
Only 5-10 percent of that milage is towing. They still work, just not as good as when new.
Only 5-10 percent of that milage is towing. They still work, just not as good as when new.
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I have an 04 with 97K on the clock.... we're just putting it back together after checking the brakes.... We tow with this truck 80% of the time and use the pacbrake all the time...
All the inside pads were at 40% or so... and all the outside pads were 55% or so... why the inside pads are low....... other than a caliper that doesn't float right... but all 4.... I've got a set of pads on the shelf so were going to let it go another 25K and change them..... at about 125K..... Just a few months...
Jim
All the inside pads were at 40% or so... and all the outside pads were 55% or so... why the inside pads are low....... other than a caliper that doesn't float right... but all 4.... I've got a set of pads on the shelf so were going to let it go another 25K and change them..... at about 125K..... Just a few months...
Jim
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Re: Change your brakes yet?
I love these guys that are getting 90,000 miles out of a set of front brakes. AMAZING!!!! I must be hell on brakes. Have to change out the fronts every 32-35K and rears around 80K. Never tow and my driving is 50% in town and 50% highway.
Originally posted by dodgedude361
I just hit 42,000 miles and was thinking about looking at the brakes. Has anyone changed thiers out yet? at what milage?
Only 5-10 percent of that milage is towing. They still work, just not as good as when new.
I just hit 42,000 miles and was thinking about looking at the brakes. Has anyone changed thiers out yet? at what milage?
Only 5-10 percent of that milage is towing. They still work, just not as good as when new.
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I love these guys that are getting 90,000 miles out of a set of front brakes. AMAZING!!!! I must be hell on brakes. Have to change out the fronts every 32-35K and rears around 80K. Never tow and my driving is 50% in town and 50% highway.
I love these guys that are getting 90,000 miles out of a set of front brakes. AMAZING!!!! I must be hell on brakes. Have to change out the fronts every 32-35K and rears around 80K. Never tow and my driving is 50% in town and 50% highway.
I've been accused of being a tailgater and late braker, but I'm still good to go at 60,000
on edit, it's a 3500 dually that tows heavy quite often .........
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I've got 32K on the ticker and brakes are squeakin' like crazzzzzy! I just about have the wife convinced I need a new air compressor and some air tools to offset the price of a Dealership inspection......
I gotta take all those lug nuts off some how, don't I????
Hopefully (fingers crossed) I just have lots of dust on the pads. Anybody priced new pads for these beasts yet? I bet DC gets a pretty penny for them.
I gotta take all those lug nuts off some how, don't I????
Hopefully (fingers crossed) I just have lots of dust on the pads. Anybody priced new pads for these beasts yet? I bet DC gets a pretty penny for them.
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Re: Re: Change your brakes yet?
Originally posted by mymaur
I love these guys that are getting 90,000 miles out of a set of front brakes. AMAZING!!!! I must be hell on brakes. Have to change out the fronts every 32-35K and rears around 80K. Never tow and my driving is 50% in town and 50% highway.
I love these guys that are getting 90,000 miles out of a set of front brakes. AMAZING!!!! I must be hell on brakes. Have to change out the fronts every 32-35K and rears around 80K. Never tow and my driving is 50% in town and 50% highway.
Steve
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I did brakes on two local 03 3500's that pull rv's or a 3 place car trailer all over the states. Both had over 90K on them and needed brakes (probably 20% left). On the other side of the coin we had an 04 3500 in today with an angry rv'er who only had 42K on his rig and was metal to metal on the fronts and already needed the rears too. I would have to say driving conditions and habits plays a huge part in this scenario. My 01 has 65K on it and still has the original linings at about 30%. I'll be putting new ones on before the racing season starts for me this spring. I feel for those with the 94-98 trucks. I think our new 1500's have more brake friction area than the older 2500's.
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I have never had to replace any pads on any of my vehicles before 50K. The earliest I ever replaced any pads was @ 57k, and that was just the fronts. I believe it is all in the habit. I see people riding their brakes all the time. If your 2" inches off someonens bumper all the time, you will be replacing pads much sooner. Those guys that pull all the time and still rack up milage without needing pads speaks alot, they know how to pull. Steve-I used the best word "ANTICIPATION". Know ahead of time and just coast in, you'll be amazed how long your pads will last. I know in the past, that pads were much softer and you could easliy go through them. Today, they are built much better and are more efficient and will last longer. But, the pedal is there and there are people that rely on it with an attitude.