Why would the rear brakes wear down faster than the front brakes?
04-12-2005, 07:12 AM
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Why would the rear brakes wear down faster than the front brakes?
While swapping out winter to summer wheels/tires this weekend I inspected the pads front & rear on my Avant and noticed the rear pads were a lot lower than the front pads.
Why would this happen if the fronts do majority of the braking? (car was bought used 1.5 years ago. They were inspected and ok then).
Why would this happen if the fronts do majority of the braking? (car was bought used 1.5 years ago. They were inspected and ok then).
04-12-2005, 07:15 AM
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Re: Why would the rear brakes wear down faster than the front brakes?
Inspected and ok or installed new fronts and rears at the same time?
One reason I can think of for the rears to wear faster is that there is so much less surface area on the rear pads acting at a smaller moment radius (more torque).
One reason I can think of for the rears to wear faster is that there is so much less surface area on the rear pads acting at a smaller moment radius (more torque).
04-12-2005, 07:30 AM
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The fronts usually don't last longer than the rears..
Is the handbrake/ parking brake dragging? Do you have a lot of corrosion on the rear calipers so they are dragging.Are the rear rotors worn , worn rotors wear out the pads quicker.
My car (which is on its 3rd set of brakes) does about 45K on the fronts and 55K on the rears. Its a 5 speed which also tends to have less wear over an automatic.
My car (which is on its 3rd set of brakes) does about 45K on the fronts and 55K on the rears. Its a 5 speed which also tends to have less wear over an automatic.
