How many miles do you guys go before changing front pads?? Mine last about 25000.

 

I have about 20,000 on my front pads and there ready to be replaced.
But I run a big heavy wheel and tire combo in the summer and it's hard on them.

 

My fronts lasted well over 100K, rear shoes almost twice that.

 

hawk super duty pads

 

Here is some comment and opinion on brake life.
As the years rolled by from the 80s and 90s, these trucks became heavier hence the brake wear gets faster per the miles driven.
We tend to travel faster as a norm adding to the wear rate.
The transmissions tend not to hold back the truck as much on decelleration, adding extra brake wear.
I noticed early on that left to coast down a hill the truck will pick up speed with no throttle making braking a must to limit speed on some narrower roads where other traffic is oncoming in turns etc.
At 145,000 I am on the third set of brakes counting the originals and consider this reasonable.
Tires are also the third set.
The friction brake quality, driving style and use of the truck all figure into the life of the brakes.

 

As stated, the types of pads one buys and the driving conditions one drives dictate the life of the pads (amongst other things).

Me?

I prefer my pads wear out instead of my rotors. This may not apply to people in a lot of states who drive around with rotors that would fail minimum thickness measurements if measured, but I got to see plenty of rotors changed out in Pennsylvania that still seemed to do the job but were measured to be below the minimum standard... and of course good rotors cost more than pads, and are sometimes more difficult to change out.

Anyway, I believe I have over 30k on the ceramic pads I have under the fronts now. I'm considering buying green-stuff pads for the front soon though, but I really haven't taken a look at my pads recently.

 

Funny you should say that about PA.
Last time my girlfriend had her car inspected, they made her replace the rotors because they weren't within specifications. lol

 

Which, to the chagrin of many - I'm sure - I am in favor of (the safety inspection each year, that is - not your girlfriend being made to shell out money, lol).

I drove through Ohio enough to see the difference in what can happen when people aren't made to keep common sense things in working order... it was never about the owner putting himself or herself in danger... if that's all it could be, I'd be fine with it. What became apparent to me was that in Ohio I was seeing people's junk cars fail at speed, or just fail to stop, and they'd maim or kill other commuters around them.

I know we're supposed to be about less regulation, but I'd rather have safety inspections (I don't mean emissions here - vehicle doesn't even have to run, but its brakes, suspension and lights all need to work correctly for it to even be on the road) than the melee that I see happening in some states.

Sorry, Ohioans, but the difference between many PA and OH cars and trucks is so marked as to be noticeable. It's just about the equivalent of Mexican big rigs being allowed into the USA without having to pass the same safety standards that USA rigs have to pass to drive on our roads.

 

+1

10 char

 

96000 and counting on the original brakes. Just missed 10 years on the original battery. Haven't changed anything but the oil, and a couple COP's. Built Ford Tough!!!

 

Do you think that's partly due to having so much snow that you don't get to really use the brakes from high speeds for fast stops as much as other people,and/or the extra cool brake pads not heating up as much?

Or is it just your driving style?

Interesting factoid about cooling and heating I learned here: While we - from up north - (and probably most of north America) rate batteries on cold-cranking amps (CCA) when we go to look for new ones... that doesn't help us down here at all.

When I bought a new battery for my F150 I went with a larger battery - stronger in CCA and all - and it died right about on the 2-year mark (to the month). I was left getting a jump start from a VERY nice gentleman in a VERY nice BMW (usually those guys wouldn't even care about us old used truck drivers it seems), and he explained to me that no matter what he did, or what he bought, in batteries, they all only lasted about 2 years down here in the heat.

I didn't believe him as I knew the battery I bought was still under warranty, and was only two-years old. The alternator was new, too. But of course what he said turned out to be true.

 

Driving habits as well.....