What's going on with my brake pads?
12-01-2009, 07:57 PM
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What's going on with my brake pads?
My brakes started squeaking so I replaced the factory pads with Hawk pads this weekend. Looking at the front and back pads, the front still looked new compared to the back pads. My experience with brakes is that the front always wears out first.
I've got 43k miles on my jeep, so why did the rear pads wear out so much faster than the front? At first I thought it was a caliper, but both rear sets are wore about the same, so that's not it.
Could the ABS or limited slip set up have anything to do with it? I've seen a few other guys talk about their pads wearing out fast and others say they have very little wear.
I've got 43k miles on my jeep, so why did the rear pads wear out so much faster than the front? At first I thought it was a caliper, but both rear sets are wore about the same, so that's not it.
Could the ABS or limited slip set up have anything to do with it? I've seen a few other guys talk about their pads wearing out fast and others say they have very little wear.
12-01-2009, 08:19 PM
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JK Super Freak
Just had the wifes 07JK unlimited in for the annual state inspection, and the rear, although passed, were border line. This with 24K miles on the JK
12-01-2009, 08:27 PM
#4
JK Jedi Master
Add to that, the rear pads are half the size of the fronts. Replaced rears at 18,000- 3/4 worn out, just replaced fronts at 38,000m a little less than half worn.
Last edited by mkjeep; 12-01-2009 at 08:29 PM.
12-01-2009, 08:35 PM
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JK Jedi Master
ESP and BLD don't kick in often enough or with enough energy to cause that much wear.
Brake biasing to the rear during normal/light braking is more likely. With the more capable ABS systems today, there is no need to worry about the rear brakes locking up like the old days. Heavy braking would be biased to the front. Today's computers can take all of this into consideration.
On the JK the computer tracks brake pressure, and speed of the pedal. It knows when you want a front braked panic stop.
That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.
Brake biasing to the rear during normal/light braking is more likely. With the more capable ABS systems today, there is no need to worry about the rear brakes locking up like the old days. Heavy braking would be biased to the front. Today's computers can take all of this into consideration.
On the JK the computer tracks brake pressure, and speed of the pedal. It knows when you want a front braked panic stop.
That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.
12-02-2009, 05:17 AM
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ESP and BLD don't kick in often enough or with enough energy to cause that much wear.
Brake biasing to the rear during normal/light braking is more likely. With the more capable ABS systems today, there is no need to worry about the rear brakes locking up like the old days. Heavy braking would be biased to the front. Today's computers can take all of this into consideration.
On the JK the computer tracks brake pressure, and speed of the pedal. It knows when you want a front braked panic stop.
That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.
Brake biasing to the rear during normal/light braking is more likely. With the more capable ABS systems today, there is no need to worry about the rear brakes locking up like the old days. Heavy braking would be biased to the front. Today's computers can take all of this into consideration.
On the JK the computer tracks brake pressure, and speed of the pedal. It knows when you want a front braked panic stop.
That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.
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12-02-2009, 08:03 AM
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JK Jedi Master
Oh. Ok.
I still believe MOST break wear occurs on the road where Most Jeeps spend more time than off road.
A lot of front wheel drive cars wear out their rear pads faster, too.
I'm not trying to convice anybody. Just saying..
I still believe MOST break wear occurs on the road where Most Jeeps spend more time than off road.
A lot of front wheel drive cars wear out their rear pads faster, too.
I'm not trying to convice anybody. Just saying..
Last edited by ronjenx; 12-02-2009 at 08:20 AM.
12-02-2009, 08:22 AM
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JK Jedi Master
12-02-2009, 09:06 AM
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JK Super Freak
you're not alone, i've done mine once already at 25k and last time i looked they're getting down there again. must be a jk thing as on all my other vehicles the fronts alway went first.