Replace the front/rear pads after 14k miles?

mrcivictyper said:

Following...I'll need to change the pads on my car soon too.

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I just did mine today. It was super easy.
Rears were done.
Fronts had half life left.
Pic of rear...cutting it close

Hey thanks. Which pads did u use?

mrcivictyper said:

Hey thanks. Which pads did u use?

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I used hawk HPS 5.0 IN THE REAR
Hps in front

02SilverSiHB said:

I used hawk HPS 5.0 IN THE REAR
Hps in front

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Ok. Let us know how they work out for ya. How is the brake dust, are they messing up your rotors etc....no rush. Thanks dude. Cheers!

mrcivictyper said:

Ok. Let us know how they work out for ya. How is the brake dust, are they messing up your rotors etc....no rush. Thanks dude. Cheers!

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Edit...after about a week these feel better than initially. They feel real close to factory pads without squealing

No more squeal, thank God! brake dust seems minimal. I drove to work today and would usually have dust on my fronts already, not at this time!

I'm at 22k and just had my car inspected for PA(once a year). My rears are at 3/12. Never tracked it, but have driven spirited a few times on some back roads... I'm glad I saw this post. Seems a little ridiculous to me. I think I'll drive from now on with VSC off. Anyone have any recommendations on rear pads?

I’ve been to the track a couple times and I now have 13K kilometers (i’m Canadian) and my brake pads are not even down 30% so still 70% good , dealers see Brembo and will try to sell you $250 pads that they pay $60.
Only problem is the squealing at low pressure but it was doing it brand new out of dealership.
They made me laugh by telling me it was because of the ceramic brakes!!!
I had big rigs since I can drive (i’m 52) and I would invest in ceramic brakes to stop the squealing on those, the problem comes from the metallic compound mixed with the ceramic, i’m Trying Carbon fiber/ ceramic pads next week and I think the squealing should stop. I cost me $112,00 usd for front and rear pads together with grease ,hardware and shipping included.
Will report results to you

There are two issues with the rear brakes:

1) as mentioned - stability control which pulls a rear brake to keep the car from understeering out of the way. Don't need to track.. Just go around a corner.. the computer does the rest.. and yes, you likely don't notice it, other than "dang this car handles well" . That sensation is made up of a) high performance rubber (tires) b) great suspension and c) stability control. Changing to a harder compound pad can help control wear.

2) Small rear brakes. Look how small they are compared to the fronts. While there are reasons for this, one end result impact is that rear brake wear can be twice as high as the front. This doesn't just happen on the CTR.

Lust said:

The rear wears out faster than the front. This is normal because the VSC system will actively brake the rear to make the car rotate.

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Exactly why I turn off ALL traction nannies, even on regular drives

Learn2turn said:

Exactly why I turn off ALL traction nannies, even on regular drives

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Chris, just curious - can I ask exactly what method you use to turn it all off.
I have seen at least two methods listed and some state that at least one of those methods does not turn everything off..

metal_driver said:

Chris, just curious - can I ask exactly what method you use to turn it all off.
I have seen at least two methods listed and some state that at least one of those methods does not turn everything off..

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Sure, I am doing the LOOONNNGGG hold on the traction control button, on the far left of the dash. It eventually displays "ALL VSC SYSTEMS OFF" in the message center. I believe it only works in +R mode.

Wow I’m gonna have to check mine. I got 23k on mine with no issues. When I rotate my tires I’ll have them check. I do find that hard to believe considering brake pads usually last around 50k miles if they are good quality. I’ve never heard of pads going out that quick unless you just do some really hard braking all the time.

02SilverSiHB said:

I just did mine today. It was super easy.
Rears were done.
Fronts had half life left.
Pic of rear...cutting it close

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Where is the brake pad? ;-)

You buy that special tool to push the pistons in?

jasonjm said:

Where is the brake pad? ;-)

You buy that special tool to push the pistons in?

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Lol, yeah, that pad was about done.

So, no, I didn't use a tool to push the pistons in.
Just turn the rears counter clock wise...as for the fronts, I just pushed them in using Flying Gato's method, lol...worked easy...the fronts are so much easier to work with than typical single piston brakes...surprisingly

02SilverSiHB said:

Lol, yeah, that pad was about done.

So, no, I didn't use a tool to push the pistons in.
Just turn the rears counter clock wise...as for the fronts, I just pushed them in using Flying Gato's method, lol...worked easy...the fronts are so much easier to work with than typical single piston brakes...surprisingly

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You use your hand or a vise grips?