I have 165k on a set of breaks that are still good......

[smellmyfarts]

*sense

Eat a dick. I'm on my phone.

I use predictive text; however, it Fucks me on a regular basis. Go ahead and write a paragraph. I fucking double dog dare you. I'll go eagle eye on your punk ass.

Do you even English brah?

 

[smellmyfarts]

The only way to prove this is to drive towards a cliff top speed and brake at the very last second. On camera. Only then will you have vindicated yourself in the eyes of the Mayberry. Godspeed.

That's good advice.

 

[Zer]

The only problem is that the breaks work too good to only have the rear drums working, and I think I would hear metal on metal.

Just drums alone isn't metal at all

 

[smellmyfarts]

Just rears drums alone isn't metal at all

I know dick about drum brakes.

Wouldn't I be able to tell if only my rear breaks were working?


My brakes work just as good in my truck as they do in my car or my GF'S truck. I have no issues with stopping power, and the anti-lock works just fine in the snow.

If only the rear brake's were working, how could this be?

 

[scoopj]

First transmission?

 

[ralphc1]

It depends on how you drive. There are people that drive wide open, tailgate and use the brakes a lot to slow and stop. There are others that are more aware of their surroundings, maintain proper distances and don't use their brakes much at all. We had one truck driver that would get 200,000 miles on a set of brakes on a 62,000 lb GVW roll off container truck. The average driver would get 100,000 miles. We had one who would only get 60,000 and another that got 40,000. They all drove the same trucks the same places putting on 100,000 miles a year on average.

We also had trailers that contract drivers would pull and some of them would wear out a set of trailer brakes in 30,000 miles. We suspected they were using the trailer brakes instead of their tractor/truck brakes.

 

[smellmyfarts]

First transmission?

Yes

 

[smellmyfarts]

It depends on how you drive. There are people that drive wide open, tailgate and use the brakes a lot to slow and stop. There are others that are more aware of their surroundings, maintain proper distances and don't use their brakes much at all. We had one truck driver that would get 200,000 miles on a set of brakes on a 62,000 lb GVW roll off container truck. The average driver would get 100,000 miles. We had one who would only get 60,000 and another that got 40,000. They all drove the same trucks the same places putting on 100,000 miles a year on average.

We also had trailers that contract drivers would pull and some of them would wear out a set of trailer brakes in 30,000 miles. We suspected they were using the trailer brakes instead of their tractor/truck brakes.

I use my gears a lot to slow down, and I live in an area with shit weather, so I never tailgate and I drive slow and cautious 6 months out of the year.

 

[choke you]

Settle down Mr.smellmyfarts just be happy you've saved a bundle on brake pads.

 

[iThrillhouse]

lost my breaks going down a really steep hill in Surrey once. Break line burst as I tried to stop at the red light at the bottom of the hill

havent driven the same since

 

[scoopj]

I had a 2001 Ford Windstar that ate up breaks. I think minivans tend to do that though.

Spoiler

Please don't tell anyone I drive a minivan.

Edit: It was my wife's minivan.

 

[Michaelangelo]

should donate those pads to the Smithsonian

 

[ralphc1]

I use my gears a lot to slow down, and I live in an area with shit weather, so I never tailgate and I drive slow and cautious 6 months out of the year.

If everybody drove with a little caution there would be a lot fewer collisions. So many people tailgate and drive with one foot on the gas and one on the brake. I see them all of the time with the brake lights going on and off when they shouldn't need any brakes.

 

[Kalmah]

Your brakes are probably completely shit and you don't even know it, or wouldn't know it. Have you ever driven a vehicle with new brakes? There's like no possible way they've lasted that long.

Next you're going to tell us you haven't changed the oil in it either.

 

[smellmyfarts]

Your brakes are probably completely shit and you don't even know it, or wouldn't know it. Have you ever driven a vehicle with new brakes? There's like no possible way they've lasted that long.

Next you're going to tell us you haven't changed the oil in it either.

 

[oldshadow]

It's possible but not probable.

Does you state require yearly inspection?

If so they would check your breaks.

 

[Kalmah]

OP be like, "my brakes feel a little spongy"

 

[smellmyfarts]

Maybe? They're not as touchy as the brakes on my car, but my car is a compact and only a year old. They still work just as good though. There just not super touchy.

 

[smellmyfarts]

It's possible but not probable.

Does you state require yearly inspection?

If so they would check your breaks.

They do. I didn't even think of that. I just had to do an inspection last year. When it was probably at around 160k. I've also checked the breaks too. I haven't checked if their working properly, but my roters are still good, and the pads aren't low enough to make noise after 11 years and over 130 k that I personally have drove the vehicle. I would assume they're the factory breaks, which would put the total number a 15 years and 165k.

It's pretty fucking crazy if my front breaks are working properly. I'll know for sure on Monday, but like I said, my anti-lock works great in the snow, and we had snow on the ground until March this year. I can't imagine that being the case if they weren't working properly.

 

[oldshadow]

They do. I didn't even think of that. I just had to do an inspection last year. When it was probably at around 160k. I've also checked the breaks too. I haven't checked if their working properly, but my roters are still good, and the pads aren't low enough to make noise after 11 years and over 130 k that I personally have drove the vehicle. I would assume they're the factory breaks, which would put the total number a 15 years and 165k.

It's pretty fucking crazy if my front breaks are working properly. I'll know for sure on Monday, but like I said, my anti-lock works great in the snow, and we had snow on the ground until March this year. I can't imagine that being the case if they weren't working properly.

It's possible if you are very light on the breaks but even if that's true they must be very close to needing to replaced.

The back breaks on my motorcycle look new but I have replaced the the front pads 3 times.