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07-11-2014, 12:05 PM | #1 |
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Rear brake pad lifespan
As they are on the rear, I don't really have enough opinion to post in the brake pad thread about this, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to let people know that I got 16 track days and 9500 miles out of Ferrodo DS2500 pads on my rear brakes. This is without pedal dance or anything like that. One pad was worn past the wear grove, the other three still have some of the grove visible (not sure why only one pad). Dust boots were still pretty intact (only noticed a small amount of crustiness on one of them) so I don't think I really cooked the rears too much at any point.
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hold on a second
so what you're saying is there are brake pads in the rear... and they wear?
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The idea being if you are using DS2500 and you are getting close to either of those values you might want to take a wheel off and check the wear indicator groves more frequently. Alternatively, if you are thinking about using those pads which cost $160, you could have an idea what your running costs will be. In the end I am trying to provide some information that at one point I would have liked to have had; you know, for the good of the community and such.
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I'm just making a funny
that's a very short life for rear pads!
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I would agree <10k miles is short except for the part about 16 track days. If that's four 20 minute sessions each day, that's over 21 hours of on-track time... Depending on the track and driving style, that might not be so bad.
My buddy roasted through a new a set of DS2500's on an old E30 325 in 4 track days. |
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What front pads/setup are you running?
Also, what tires are you running? What kind of power are you putting down? Brakes are one of those YMMV things... |
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16 track days is a LOT. |
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Started off with Michelin Pilot Super sports, now using Yokohama Advan AD08Rs Power is stock, only engine mods are catch cans and oil cooler. Alignment started off with stock, then got crash bolts to -1.2 camber in front, nothing in rear, 0 toe all around. Got it changed more now but that doesn't matter since the pads are off :p
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Best way to learn is to do something a bunch of times in rapid succession. That way you keep a constant train of thought and have comparable experiences.
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If you're not doing the pedal dance, then the ECU is distributing the brake force as best as it can for you automatically. |
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I'm not yet doing the pedal dance but it is something I want to move up to; so far I have only tried it on some autocross runs.
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I've been running the Ferodo DS2500s front and back on and off the track for a year now. About 15,000 miles, with 10 track days. I still have considerable life left on the rears, while the front's may only see one more track day.
They squeal a bit when it rains, and even have had them stick to the rotor if you park with wet rotors ... Other than that - been really happy with their performance. I'm most likely going with the track only 1.1s as well as the DS2500s when I buy pads next.
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