brakes keep crapping out

[bigbrassmonkey]

this is the third set of pads and rotors @200 each/ thats each rotor, I get 15-20K on a set of pads, whats your experience???

 

[KatDiesel]

At 27k still on all orginal pads/rotors, I am sure the fronts are getting close to needing changed.

 

[Thomas]

Ouch!



I'm at 60,000 plus miles on my model year 2000 Ram 2500 4X4 with about 5/16" left on the original pads. I have a 5-speed, exhaust brake, and a non-agressive driving style.

 

[LSMITH]

I got about 45K out of the first set and the new ones have about 40 on them now and I drive in the city and heavy traffic a lot. The original rotors were plenty thick and smooth, I just surfaced them and put the new pads on. Why are you replacing the rotors with every pad change? You should be able to get at least two sets of pads per set of rotors. Keeping the back brakes adjusted helps a ton with pad wear also.

 

[dan_gilson]

I am loaded light. The rear shoes were replaced at 30K because of lack of adjustment. The fronts still look untouched. Most of the braking is comming from the rear.



I now have 60K. The fronts will probably go for a long time if I do not replace them out with Carbon Kevlar before they wear out.

 

[jimnance]

brake wear

I got 30,000 miles on my first set of pads on my 1999 2500 4X4 Quad cab. They were worn but not into the rotors yet.



I do very little towing and a lot of rural/highway driving.



If you are towing a lot or lots of stop and go I wouldn't be surprised to see 15-20,000 miles per set.



Dodge has always seemed to have too small of brakes for their trucks in the past. This will lead to accelerated wear.

 

[Mschevey]

I just checked mine the other day getting ready for winter.



With 21,000 miles

front = 40% remaining

back = 60% remaning



Mike

 

[Ray Torresdal]

brake milage

64,000 miles, and no problems yet. I learned to drive in semi's with marginal or no trailer brakes, so probably I'm not as hard on mine as I could be. I had 60,000 miles on the original tires, and they have another 10 or 15,000 left on them, but wouldn't do well in the snow. Will put them back on next summer. Brakes looked fine when they changed tires. Ray

 

[Steve Campbell]

Living here in the mountains, I change winter/summer tires in the spring and fall. Each time I take the fronts off, I relube all of the moving parts of the caliper and pads(Anti-sieze on metal to metal, silicone on the slider pins and castor[sp] oil under the dust boot of the caliper piston). I have 49000 miles and tow approx 20% of the time(I also have an exhaust brake). Anyway, I still have 2/3 front brakes and same on the back. It is very noticeble to me how much smoother the brakes work after each lube job. Maybe takes 10 minutes per side spring and fall. Hope this helps.

 

[rkressg]

Brake Life

I beat the heck out of my break, I have 30,000 Miles on them and they look new.

 

[Big White Beast]

Just crossed 17K miles.....

And need some new ones soon. Of course my truck weighs 10K pounds and I race from light to light. So I'll change em before it gets near the rotors. Kind of curious though. It rained (SoCal Drizzle) the other day and I was shocked that I could put the beast into a skid. So much for anti lock brakes. Might be time to adjust the rears and try to use some of that extra weight fo traction.



Garrett

 

[JJW_ND]

Got 90K out of factory set, have 110K on second set. Just put on 5th set of new rubber. Changed rears at 150K. These things never wear out. No exhaust brake, no mountains just lots of prairie and open driving.



jjw

ND

 

[Fast 1]

Sounds just right for open roads JJW-ND. I have done about the same mileage on brakes also. I had about 200,000 on a set of rears once, they were pretty bad, I should have changed them at 150,000. I have always gotten a 100,000 miles on the fronts and more on the rears. I think the rear seals leaking a little on my 97 kept the rears from wearing out as quickly. No exhaust brake either.