brake pad life?

[l67ss]

Just curious how long cheap parts house pads usually last. I have put over 10k HARD miles on mine and they still look new. Not bitching just curious

[RobertISaar]

brake parts tend to last me forever..... i'm fairly certain the factory drums and shoes were replaced at ~150K. pads..... anywhere from 30-50K, i think.

[LumiLTZ]

I got around 60k miles out of the front brakes on my Lumina... Rear discs I'm lucky to get 30k out of them. I do drive the car pretty hard in the heavy stop/go DC traffic.

[19Cutlass94]

when I first started driving my car, I put all new pads, calipers, rotors, SS brake lines on it, and those are the same pads that are on there. I think that was about 8 or 9 yrs ago. I dunno how many miles.

[Hairdo12]

93 and older rears lasted me about every other oil change if I was lucky. I almost made it a full year with my old Lumina once. Swapping 94+ I made it three years and then sold the car.

[l67ss]

Guess ill clarify my setup. Stock front rotors and calipers, complete gen 2 rear suspension and brakes. Tsw 18s with 225/45/18s front and 245/45/18s rear thanks

[Imp558]

This is an apples vs oranges kind of thing too, we have different grades of pads. I run cheap fiber pads because I'd rather wear pads than rotors.

[l67ss]

That my logic too. Ive also noticed the "cheap" pads seem to stop a hell of a lot better. My pads front and rear cost $31 with tax together

This is an apples vs oranges kind of thing too, we have different grades of pads. I run cheap fiber pads because I'd rather wear pads than rotors.