Question on Stock Brakes - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Rolla97 · 04-10-2005, 11:54 PM

My mom has an 02 Solara (4Cyl) and Im wondering how long the stock pads usually last? Her car has ~37K miles on it right now.

terrastrife · 04-11-2005, 12:57 AM

depends how often you brake... -_-

UltraslowSolara · 04-15-2005, 03:13 AM

mine used almost 70000 miles and it looks like it still has 50% left

terrastrife · 04-16-2005, 03:35 AM

i change my pads probably 2-3 times a year... bendix ultimates... dont think they dont last long.. its just i spend a lot of time braking hard :P very good fade resistance and therye CHEAP!

skewe · 05-26-2005, 10:38 AM

50-60k on avg

marc780 · 03-21-2006, 12:06 AM

Well the answer is, they last as long as they last. Do a lot of highway driving, theyll last quite a while. City driving and stop and go, about half the miles they will last as highway.

I rotate my tires every other oil change. This is the time i inspect mybrakes, i do them if they need it or at least take a look at them to see how much pad is left. I change mine sooner than recommened so mine would have no less than 5-6 mm pad left before i change em. And usually even more. Its a normal wear item and im not worried about saving $25 on pads so i change em when they get even close. That way i dont have to buy rotors too unless they really need changing.

SolaraTRD · 03-22-2006, 04:20 PM

lol. My stock ones on my 4-cly SOLARA only lasted 32k miles

Tom 2000 · 03-23-2006, 02:42 AM

I got just over 50K miles on the stock front pads on my Camry.