Chewing through brake pads

[Trunk Monkey]

I've got drilled and slotted rotors on the front of the 80 and have been chewing through pads. I use Toyota pads and got about 20k out of the last set. Should I be looking at using a ceramic pad instead of OEM? Anyone else with slotted rotors found a longer lasting pad?

Maybe I should just stop driving with two feet . . .

 

[Gumby]

Are you using 100 series pads? That might help a bit.

20K isn't chewing through them. That's pretty normal, in my experience.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Really? Seems like I'd gotten twice that on my 60. Must be the brand of crack I'm smoking . . .

I've also noticed a TON of brake dust on the front rims. Like, they aren't silver anymore, kind of an orangey-brown. Haven't tried the 100 series pads yet, that may be the next set.

 

[landtank]

have you lifted the truck and forgotten to adjust the proportioning valve?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Good call, I'll check it. I bought the truck lifted and I wouldn't put it past the place that did it (4x4 Connection) to not have done that.

 

[cruiserman]

20k is normal IMO. My 60 was still on original shoes when I sold it. Pads lasted forever, too. The 80 is a different story.

 

[Brentbba]

20k normal for 80 series pads??? Not in my experience. 15K is a max for me and sometimes not even that. Truck is oem, no lift, oem rotors and 80 series pads for the life of the truck. Had new rotors installed at 90K.

 

[landtank]

I've changed pads twice in 145k miles. I do alot of highway but I've always gotten high life on brakes.

Brent, are you a left foot braker?

 

[tlcruiser]

I think a lot of it's how you drive. My wife's related to Mario Andretti (just kidding), so she's constantly gassing it and braking hard. At least she's a pretty good driver otherwise we'd be in trouble.

 

[Rookie2]

Brent, are you a left foot braker?

That along with the 8.6 mpg.., I think we've got us a pedal jacker.

 

[WolfpackTLC]

I'm averaging 10k per set of pads... lifted, 35's, S/C... ugh.

 

[Heffenoche]

Your 60 has a manual transmission that helps with the breaking. Down shifting and just the normal drag of the engine when you are off the gas helps to slow down the truck thus saving your breaks.

 

[robbie]

Also it does depend on driving, city, stop and go etc. but a big factor that has been discussed is the early brake pads are softer and will wear faster. Where the later one are harder and wear slower. Dan has the different part numbers. Another factor is the full time system that drives the truck forward with the Auto tranny. This also creates more heat up front trying to brake the beasts. This coupled with poor previous owner maintance causes the caliper pistons seal to get hard not allowing the pistons to go back in. Thus keeping the pads next to the rotor wearing them. next time you put the pads in check them closly. Look for any tapering of the pad, thickness from side to side on the caliper and from truck side to side. I have seen trucks with as little as 80 k miles needing caliper rebuilds. later robbie

 

[Riley]

If we said 15K to 20K for the front pads, how many miles should I expect for the rear pads?

Twice that.. for 30K to 40K?

 

[Brentbba]

That along with the 8.6 mpg.., I think we've got us a pedal jacker.

Not a left foot braker and never have been - lots of intown and stop/go freeway driving tho. 8.6 mpg was with a fully loaded truck of scouts and loaded trailer up and down some serious grades along I-5 and thru the Sequoia Nat'l Forest. Normal mpg is 14 mixed driving and 17 full freeway driving. Intown alone averages about 12mpg. In over 130k on the truck, I've never gone past 15k on the front pads. Rear pads last alot longer.

 

[landandsea]

Replaced the front pads this week @17,000 miles. Should have replaced them at 16,000. They were paper thin.

This is the second set without resurfacing the rotors. No problems so far.

Ed

 

[Digger276]

Where is the best place to get slotted rotors and has anyone seen a difference with them?

Cris