2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Brake rotor wear at 50k miles

[PWeber]

My Dad has a 2000 3/4 Ton with 50k miles. He noticed in peering through the wheels the rotors are wore pretty deep. Is there any info on excessive rotor wear? I asked him if he rode the brake and he said "Of course not"!

 

[Chipstien]

I am beginning to think that some of us are getting bad rotor to begin with. My brakes have squealed since day 1 so I finally said screw it and bought new pads from Sam Peterson and had the rotors turned but lo and behold... . they still sqeal. I have done everything right and am not blaming them on the pads... . I honestly think that it is the rotors. So needless to say I am going to install new rotors and see what happens.

 

[Rammin]

If you replaced the OE pads with a lifetime pad ,some will wear out the rotors before the pads. Guess thats why they call them lifetime.

 

[Pit Bull]

automatics seem to be a lot harder on brakes than the sticks. I agree with Rammin on the pads. I would rather have soft pads then wear out the rotors.

 

[Greenfeld]

I wore my rotors out after the second set of pads at about 50K. Hope break wear will get better, since I had a Banks Brake installed.

 

[TowPro]

I run Performance Friction Carbon Metalic pads, they don't wear rotors as much as the "life time" pads do. Plus they have a life time warrantee. I think I put 4 sets on in 80K miles and the rotors were . 010" under the max wear spec when I traded it in last December.

Originally posted by PWeber

My Dad has a 2000 3/4 Ton with 50k miles. He noticed in peering through the wheels the rotors are wore pretty deep. Is there any info on excessive rotor wear? I asked him if he rode the brake and he said "Of course not"!

 

[jmadden]

At 65k my rotors were fine & the OE pads on their last leg... put on some PFC Carbon Metallics, and left the rotors untouched. Now rapidly approaching 103k and... pads & rotors all looked fine (not measured) when the wheels were off last week. Maybe not all parts are created equally.



Who is seeing more wear 4x2 or 4x4 owners?



jm

 

[sam peterson]

Hey Chipstien---Do you ever get down to Olympia? I would like to check your truck and see if I can get rid of your squeek. Let me know. -------Sam 360/357-4958