OVERKILL
$100 Site Donor 2021
So, as most of you know, I've had reasonably high performance vehicles as my last two summer DD's. Prior to that, it was an H/C/I fox body, which have horrible brakes stock. This time around, the vehicle is used all year, which means for more mileage in the same period of time.
Now, the M5 needed brakes when I got it, and I put on aftermarket ones which were nowhere near the bite of OEM. I only put around 25,000Km on that vehicle when I had it, but those brakes seemed to hold up reasonably well. Of course these were not big multi-piston Brembos.
The Charger, I traded it with 12,000Km on it, so I have no idea how the brakes held up.
The Jeep is heavier than both of them and, since I drive it all year round, I now have just a biscuit over 30,000Km on it. Just had the dealer change out my wheels (they store them for $30.00) for my summers and I was advised that I need front brakes. The rears are still at around 75% pad life, but the inside fronts are down to like 4mm. The outer is a bit better, but not much. I was a bit shocked. The call the Service Manager made into Chrysler Corporate didn't work to ease my concerns, as the rep was surprised there was that much left at that mileage. Apparently, in Toronto stop-and-go, pad life is even lower.
Now, given the variance in wear between inner and outer, my dealer was able to get some goodwill on the brakes from Chrysler. They are covering the rotors, and I'm getting the pads at dealer cost. So I'm about $500 for the set. I have not checked online to see if there are less expensive aftermarket options, as I'm not really inclined to go that route based on my experience with the M5. I love the brakes on the Jeep and wouldn't change anything about them feel-wise.
So my question here is that for anybody else who has a vehicle with Brembo brakes, or ones that are functionally the same, like on a Porsche, what kind of pad life are you seeing and how much does your vehicle weigh? I know the weight of the Jeep is going to have an impact here, but I'm still surprised that I'm going to have to basically do pads and rotors on the front once a year with my driving style.
Now, the M5 needed brakes when I got it, and I put on aftermarket ones which were nowhere near the bite of OEM. I only put around 25,000Km on that vehicle when I had it, but those brakes seemed to hold up reasonably well. Of course these were not big multi-piston Brembos.
The Charger, I traded it with 12,000Km on it, so I have no idea how the brakes held up.
The Jeep is heavier than both of them and, since I drive it all year round, I now have just a biscuit over 30,000Km on it. Just had the dealer change out my wheels (they store them for $30.00) for my summers and I was advised that I need front brakes. The rears are still at around 75% pad life, but the inside fronts are down to like 4mm. The outer is a bit better, but not much. I was a bit shocked. The call the Service Manager made into Chrysler Corporate didn't work to ease my concerns, as the rep was surprised there was that much left at that mileage. Apparently, in Toronto stop-and-go, pad life is even lower.
Now, given the variance in wear between inner and outer, my dealer was able to get some goodwill on the brakes from Chrysler. They are covering the rotors, and I'm getting the pads at dealer cost. So I'm about $500 for the set. I have not checked online to see if there are less expensive aftermarket options, as I'm not really inclined to go that route based on my experience with the M5. I love the brakes on the Jeep and wouldn't change anything about them feel-wise.
So my question here is that for anybody else who has a vehicle with Brembo brakes, or ones that are functionally the same, like on a Porsche, what kind of pad life are you seeing and how much does your vehicle weigh? I know the weight of the Jeep is going to have an impact here, but I'm still surprised that I'm going to have to basically do pads and rotors on the front once a year with my driving style.