OEM Brake Pad Life Expectancy

[TC]

Hi everyone. Back in the spring when covid had us locked down, I performed all the maintenance possible on my truck. I purchased a set of powerstop rotors and pads and after inspecting my original pads and rotors, they were in great shape with 3-4 mm of pad remaining all the way around at 75,000 miles. I am now at 86,000 miles and decided to wait until they needed to be changed before installing the new rotors and pads. I did some towing, not much, and typically I'm easy on the brakes. How long have you all gone on your original pads and is there an sound indicator once they reach a minimum thickness?

 

[Zoe Saldana]

It all depends upon how you drive and where you drive.

City drivers with a heavy foot will get fewer miles then a country driver and a light foot.

 

[Rado]

I had 50k+ on my OEM and still had 40/50% left ! I did change them anyway as wheels were off , and did have a slightly warped rotor ! Plus I had a PT job at a auto parts store and got a great discount

 

[crash68]

City drivers with a heavy foot will get fewer miles then a country driver and a light foot.

Unfortunately this statement isn't always true. The longer the pads are in contact with the rotor the more they wear. Braking too lightly your basically polishing the brake pads/rotors and causes the vehicle to take longer to stop. This information come from a brake dyno technician and I've usually get around 80K miles on my work vehicle(8K lbs actual weight) brakes. Its city driven and I'm no where near light on the brakes.

 

[Zoe Saldana]

Unfortunately this statement isn't always true. The longer the pads are in contact with the rotor the more they wear. Braking too lightly your basically polishing the brake pads/rotors and causes the vehicle to take longer to stop. This information come from a brake dyno technician and I've usually get around 80K miles on my work vehicle(8K lbs actual weight) brakes. Its city driven and I'm no where near light on the brakes.

I should have been more clear - heavy/light on the gas peddle - meaning they have to use the brakes more.

I've gotten good mileage on my pads because I pump the brakes.

 

[GRN69CHV]

Mine were changed at around 58,000. Fronts were noticeably worn more by 55,000. Rears, driver side was fine, passenger side, the caliper wasn't sliding easily, pads wore uneven. Plan to check them next time the wheels come off for tire rotation to make sure everything is still good.

 

[tron67j]

Brake life is individual to the truck/owner. Lightfoot on gas, no towing, mostly highway driving - you're going to get more than average time. Heavy loads being towed and each red light is a track Christmas tree for a 2 second run, you're going to burn through them like a tank of gas. You'll know, there are sensors that give you a warning. If you feel pulsation, it is material build up on rotors that cause extra "catch" as that spot goes past the pads. You can turn rotors, but that changes the characteristics of the set up and can cause adverse effects on operation of your brakes, I always just replace the rotors.

 

[Hasek]

i had over 120k on mine when i finally changed them on my 13

 

[CVX20]

OEM pads will last a long time because they are rock hard and not much grab just like the lifetime warr. pads that everyone sells.If you want good braking then the pads won't last as long.It's a trade off.

 

[6.7CumminsDrvr]

89k on mine. Actually had a bit of life left but was starting to get a little shimmy at high speed from the front when braking, wasn’t enough to turn the rotors so I did rotors and pads all the way around. The rears were just a little under 50%.

they lasted way longer than I thought they would commuting in ATL traffic.........

 

[BWL]

Just did my buddies a couple weeks ago. Fronts are still good, but backs were down to steel on steel. Around 90,000 miles. Mostly highway commuting. My rear slides always get stuck on all my rams so I get 40k miles out of the rears tops. Front go twice as long or better.

 

[appzattak]

I've got 112,000 on mine and they are still good, will need to change soon though.

 

[EdGs]

Changed mine at 108K miles, still had about 3/16" of pad left.

I noticed they were squeaky if I had the windows down going thru the drive thru or at slow speed.

Installed Wagner Thermoquiets, noise is gone now.