Brake life

[Jack in Alaska]

I just had my frt. end realigned, tires rotated and brakes checked. Still have over 50% of the brakes left on the original shoes.
My truck has 76k miles, 40k pulling a 14,000 lb 5th. whl. using a Pac Brake.
How long do the brakes last? I read of others with worn out brakes at 25k miles.

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1998. 5;24v,3500,4x4,SLT,QC,5 spd,3. 54LS,4whl. ABS,all options,18k lb. Reese 5th whl. hitch,full length diam. plate running boards,eyebrows & hood dam,bed edges,bedhooks;gray Rhinohide liner,Pac Brake,britebox,"deepdish"mats,matching shell,Sandstone & camel leather,stainless fender eyebrows,exhaust turndown pipe;brush guard,SPA digital boost/egt(pre-turbo) gauge,pillar mount, darkened door windows, Lowered rear end 4".
See My Truck
1980,W200 Powerwagon,4 door crewcab,360 gas,747 auto,68k orig. miles,4 coats of Zeebart.
The Powerwagon
My Boat

 

[MHindman]

Mine lasted about 40,000. I had the pull problem. . so the one side was much worse than the other.

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(Silver Bullet)1999 Ext Cab 4X4 5SPD, All options. Power Max 3(adjustable), K&N Filter, no muffler, Pyro,Fender Flares, Toolbox, bedrail covers, 450 watt Kenwood Sub, 33 12. 50 16. 5's, 3. 54's... Soon to have: 4inch, DDIII's, Southbend clutch.

 

[Dieselnerd]

Mine are still fairly good after 61K, more highway driving than city. I plan to change both front and rear brakes before the end of summer. After I added the 3500 rear cyls. the rears are wearing faster and wouldn't last through a new set of front pads.

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Ron

'96 Club Cab 2500 4x4, 4:10LS, Camper/Tow package, 3500 brake cyls. , Automatic, TST 230/605, Cat Test Pipe, Cummins Chrome, Mag-Hytec rear and trans covers, Boost, Pyro and trans gauges, Optima Red Tops, Rancho 9000's, All black. Tow 14k HitchHiker triple glide 5th Wheel. Also use 9. 5' Lance camper. NRA Life Member. KDP 61,000 NM-WT

 

[CJ Johansson]

Yeah, I've heard all the talk about short brake pad life. I've always wondered how those folks drive. I've still got about 1/4 left on the originals at 79,850 miles. I drive it daily, a fair amount of towing, lots of hills (my daily drive involves a 2000 ft climb and descent over a pass with 5 miles of 7% grades on each side). One of these days, I'll be able to afford an exhaust brake, then I suspect my brake pads will last forever! #ad


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Out Ranchin' in the Wild, Wild, West of Idaho
www.froghorn.com
1998 QC,3500,4x4,12V,NV4500,3. 54,Flatbed,DT Trackbar,RS9000s,CJ #2A Exaust (Dual
4" Chrome Stacks,home built muffler)
1988 JD 4050 MFWD,JD 6359 TurboDiesel,PowerShift,CHA
(My "REAL" 4x4 - 18,000lbs, 18MPH, wanna drag?)

 

[RustyJC]

My pore ole 96 V-10 dually still has the original pads & shoes at 43,500 miles, most of which have been spent pulling a 5ver.

Rusty

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96 4x2 Driftwood 3500 Club Cab SLT V-10, automatic, 3. 54 axle, trailer & camper groups, all the 96 goodies, factory CD changer, Reese 14K 5ver hitch, B&M auxiliary trans cooler, 205* fan clutch, Smittybilt side step tubes

Towing a 13,500 lb 36' triple slide 2000 Jayco Designer XL 3610RLTS 5th wheel.

Looking for 2001. 5/waiting to order 2002 bright white/tan leather 4x2 Quad Cab 3500 SLT+ Sport ETH/DEE, 4. 10LS axle

2000 Durango SLT+ 5. 9L, bright white/tan leather, all the goodies (wife's ride)

 

[LandShark]

I replaced the front pads at 45k and 90K. Did nothing to the rotors. About 1/2 the mileage is with my camper on.

Replaced the rear shoes at 110,000 miles. Shoes were barely worn, but had tiny hairline cracks and were a bit glazed. Drums were turned.

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1995 2500 SLT Club 4x4, auto, 3. 54, 3600 pound Elkhorn slide in camper, AirLift air springs, Ricka dual wheel adapters (used only with the camper on), K&N, DC tow hooks, Rancho RS9000, Hellwig rear sway bar.
111,000 miles and counting.

 

[KCJackson]

I go through front pads annually. I also just had my rear shoes done 2 weeks ago at 68K - not because they were low on lining, but because they had suffered some heat cracking and glazing. Interestingly, after the 4 wheel brake job, the truck stops better than it ever did. No pull, no ABS drama.

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1996 3500 Club 4x4 Laramie SLT, unmodified 180/420 12-valve, 47RE automatic, 3. 54 limited slip

 

[Dennis Garrett]

On my 97, I got 80k out of the first set of front pads, and at 125k still have the original rears. I've checked them several times, and decided last time I would check them again at about 130k, but they might even go longer, still quite a way from the rivets. Lots of hiway miles & a lock up switch to help with normal slowdowns. I also move shifter from "D" to "N" at about 10 mph at red lights, makes stopping easier, seems to take a lot of brake to finish off the stop in "D".

 

[JJW_ND]

Changed the orginal front pads at 95k. Still had life left. Rears changed at 150K. Pretty well worn. I do adjust the rears quite often. I now have 100K on the second front set and they have a little life left in then.

jjw
ND

 

[DavidTD]

90k miles and I'm still running factory brakes. Time to check them though, last time was about 78k but they looked good.



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David
1998 3500 QC 4x4 5 speed 4:10, 235-85-16, VA CPC via JRE, PS Boost Module, RV 275 injectors, K&N air filter.
And ONE BIG A$$ GRIN.
Emerald Green w/tan leather. B&W turnover ball.
Pre- injectors - 1/4 mile 18. 2 @ 74. 75mph
Post-injectors 17. 5 @ 80 mph
1999 Exiss 3 horse slant, 4ft midtack, 6ft shortwall dressing.

 

[Marco]

I'd really like to know how you're able to get all those miles out of those pads.

On Monday I've changed the brake pads ( again). They were worn out in 4. 300 Miles.
Other than driving slower, do you have any suggestion?
Marco.

 

[illflem]

Marco, I imagine that Italy's traffic must be a lot of stop and go. These CTD are heavy rigs and require a lot out of the brakes and clutch to stop and go. 4300 seems pretty excessive though, are your rears working? You might want to try a manual adjustment on them.