How many miles do your stock brake pads last?
11-06-2011 | 09:36 AM
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11-06-2011 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by eklipz98' timestamp='1320291634' post='21124251
Yay Mac, post the DIY, I/we really appreciate it.
It is soooo fun! You have to slap a Geek Squad magnet on your S, and have the first Geek Squad S2000!
11-06-2011 | 12:54 PM
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Casey, I just changed out my stock pads yesterday as part of prep for the next track day.
After ~5,000 miles (including my first two two track days), my rears were 0.5 mm above the metal wear indicator and had chunks missing from the edges and places in the middle. Fronts had maybe 3 mm left, had chunks missing from the edges, and were cracked down the center of the pad.
So like you, my rear pads were in worse shape than my fronts in terms of wear. All the calipers seemed to move freely, but I will clean them once I learn how (AHEM, MAC).
Swapped them out for XP10/XP8's and dedicated Centric rotors.
After ~5,000 miles (including my first two two track days), my rears were 0.5 mm above the metal wear indicator and had chunks missing from the edges and places in the middle. Fronts had maybe 3 mm left, had chunks missing from the edges, and were cracked down the center of the pad.
So like you, my rear pads were in worse shape than my fronts in terms of wear. All the calipers seemed to move freely, but I will clean them once I learn how (AHEM, MAC).
Swapped them out for XP10/XP8's and dedicated Centric rotors.
11-06-2011 | 01:32 PM
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Casey, I just changed out my stock pads yesterday as part of prep for the next track day.
After ~5,000 miles (including my first two two track days), my rears were 0.5 mm above the metal wear indicator and had chunks missing from the edges and places in the middle. Fronts had maybe 3 mm left, had chunks missing from the edges, and were cracked down the center of the pad.
So like you, my rear pads were in worse shape than my fronts in terms of wear. All the calipers seemed to move freely, but I will clean them once I learn how (AHEM, MAC).
Swapped them out for XP10/XP8's and dedicated Centric rotors.
After ~5,000 miles (including my first two two track days), my rears were 0.5 mm above the metal wear indicator and had chunks missing from the edges and places in the middle. Fronts had maybe 3 mm left, had chunks missing from the edges, and were cracked down the center of the pad.
So like you, my rear pads were in worse shape than my fronts in terms of wear. All the calipers seemed to move freely, but I will clean them once I learn how (AHEM, MAC).
Swapped them out for XP10/XP8's and dedicated Centric rotors.
11-06-2011 | 06:53 PM
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