Brakes???

[JayMax03]

Is there a usual time for the brakes to wear down???
How often should I change the brakes??

The reason I'm asking is because I had to replace my rotors, brakes, and the right axle not too long ago and I waited too late to change them before the situation got worse and it did anyway. I didn't hear any sqeaking or scrubing on the brakes; the only things I noticed were (1) I picked up a lot of brake dust in 2 days and (2) everytime I used the brakes the brake pedal and the steering wheel was shaking so bad that I thought the motor was going to fall out from under the car!!

[popeye08]

Your brake pad's materials is bad, it creates much heat to warp the rotor. You'd better change to ceramic, no dust smooth and quiet.

[JayMax03]

is it better to go ceramic?

[popeye08]

Definetely, before you go to ceramic, change or resurface the rotor

Originally Posted by JayMax03

is it better to go ceramic?

[toyomoho]

Best to replace the rotors, as they tend to warp again if you just resurface them. Pay a little more for a quality rotor like Brembo