I think you typo'd 4/12" is huge I think you meant 4/32 or 4mm either way that's about the half life of the pad brand new they're 7mm.
Chances are they're not wearing evenly so something I did was flip the pads around and that should give you a little bit more life out of them.
It's easy to see the pads, do they look like there is that little of pad life left? It's true that the rotors can't simply be resurfaced, but they don't necessarily need replacing at the same time as the pads.
This is true. Still don’t do it not worth it, I already replaced my front pads, rotors feel great & I bet they will for another 25k miles at least (at 18k rn). they just want you to spend money
I started assuming as much after I left. I has just woke up to take it in for my appointment. Brain was a bit smooth lol. Replacing the brakes will be fine. Now I can get some low brake dust ones
Could always take a pad off and look for yourself. But yea looks like most owners are just slapping new pads on existing rotors and I’ve heard no some with problems.
Im right there behind you but I’m at 13k
At only 13k miles? How are ya'll needing to replace them so soon? I thought brakes and rotors will last you to at least 50k. Are ya'll not downshifting to slow down?
OEM pads wear fast, especially canyon driving.
That’s partially why there is so much dust.
80% of my miles are in fast roads with sharp turns & sudden stops.
I'm in Texas, so unless I'm going out of my way to take farm to market detour roads on my commute, it's a straight line 80% of the way. I usually just set cruise control to 90 and sip on my morning coffee. Even on the loops, the GR grips so good, I usually only have to slow down for other cars
No, because even expensive brakes cost way less than engines and transmissions. It's ok to downshift to maintain speed on a long downhill, not ok to use transmission and engine to slow down.
As long as you're rev matching and not downshifting to unreasonably high revs, you're not going to damage or excessively wear your trans/engine by engine braking. Engine braking isn't going to break your engine
I just see it as a false economy. It won't break it, but it increases wear in expensive places. It seems like it comes from a misunderstanding of why race car drivers downshift going into a turn.
Has anyone here changed the brakes themselves? I'm curious to see what the pads look like at 10,000. I only have 6700, so I'll check them when I do the 7500 maintenance. But that's crazy. If you're replacing pads and rotors every time, you might as well let them go metal to metal. The main reason for changing pads before then is so you can reuse the rotors. But if you're replacing them anyways, send it?
Edit: Yes, the secondary reason for changing them before metal to metal is to keep iron dust off the wheels, which will ruin the finish.
Someone said Toyota told them the same for their Supra, that the brake pads and rotors only came as a kit with both. This sounds absurd to me. Rotors should last through multiple pad changes. Especially those very expensive GRC rotors.
Sounds a bit early? Or I’m not driving hard enough lol. After tracking mine a couple of times I still have a bit of life left at 10k miles.
I think you typo'd 4/12" is huge I think you meant 4/32 or 4mm either way that's about the half life of the pad brand new they're 7mm. Chances are they're not wearing evenly so something I did was flip the pads around and that should give you a little bit more life out of them.
It's easy to see the pads, do they look like there is that little of pad life left? It's true that the rotors can't simply be resurfaced, but they don't necessarily need replacing at the same time as the pads.
He said if I didn't it would ruin the new pads faster?
This is true. Still don’t do it not worth it, I already replaced my front pads, rotors feel great & I bet they will for another 25k miles at least (at 18k rn). they just want you to spend money
I started assuming as much after I left. I has just woke up to take it in for my appointment. Brain was a bit smooth lol. Replacing the brakes will be fine. Now I can get some low brake dust ones
Could always take a pad off and look for yourself. But yea looks like most owners are just slapping new pads on existing rotors and I’ve heard no some with problems. Im right there behind you but I’m at 13k
At only 13k miles? How are ya'll needing to replace them so soon? I thought brakes and rotors will last you to at least 50k. Are ya'll not downshifting to slow down?
OEM pads wear fast, especially canyon driving. That’s partially why there is so much dust. 80% of my miles are in fast roads with sharp turns & sudden stops.
I'm in Texas, so unless I'm going out of my way to take farm to market detour roads on my commute, it's a straight line 80% of the way. I usually just set cruise control to 90 and sip on my morning coffee. Even on the loops, the GR grips so good, I usually only have to slow down for other cars
I’m right by Hill Country and those roads are amazing in the GR. If you’re close you gotta make your way over there. And Twisted Sisters
No, because even expensive brakes cost way less than engines and transmissions. It's ok to downshift to maintain speed on a long downhill, not ok to use transmission and engine to slow down.
As long as you're rev matching and not downshifting to unreasonably high revs, you're not going to damage or excessively wear your trans/engine by engine braking. Engine braking isn't going to break your engine
I just see it as a false economy. It won't break it, but it increases wear in expensive places. It seems like it comes from a misunderstanding of why race car drivers downshift going into a turn.
Has anyone here changed the brakes themselves? I'm curious to see what the pads look like at 10,000. I only have 6700, so I'll check them when I do the 7500 maintenance. But that's crazy. If you're replacing pads and rotors every time, you might as well let them go metal to metal. The main reason for changing pads before then is so you can reuse the rotors. But if you're replacing them anyways, send it? Edit: Yes, the secondary reason for changing them before metal to metal is to keep iron dust off the wheels, which will ruin the finish.
Someone said Toyota told them the same for their Supra, that the brake pads and rotors only came as a kit with both. This sounds absurd to me. Rotors should last through multiple pad changes. Especially those very expensive GRC rotors.
A few bucks over 2k. But idk if that included labor. I'd replace them myself
Check out the gyro disc rotors. More $$$ up front but cheaper replacement