Long Lasting Brake Pads

[squon01]

At the tire stores where I went to change new tires today, I asked the store mgr to check wear on my brake pads. He came back with 60% remaining; he gave me a number for the thickness which I forgot but corresponded to 60% remained. My 2014 Honda Accord has 60K mi and I dont go to mountains usually but at this rate i can go near 100K before new pads are needed.

One reason for this I like to share is I trained myself to braking let out heat much as I can. For example when I approach a red light, I brake several times and at the final stop I brake to a few feet before i want to stop, let the hot air out, then hold the brake for the final time. The idea is to vent as much hot air as possible. Most people when they stop they do a long brake then hold, locking in all the heat from the friction. Another reason is I coast whenever I could but that should not be the main reason because few are instances I get to do that.

Hope you get the same results I do and practice. Drive carefully. -Steve

[speeedtrust]

Maybe a factory brake pads are thicker?

[squon01]

Honda gives out 100 mi brakepads ? Not likely
On my Camry I needed new pads @ 50K

[shorod]

Cross drilled vented rotors make that gas dissipation a lot easier.... Honestly I doubt that typical city driving where the majority of braking is done will generate enough hot gas to make a difference, and a momentary release of the brakes just prior to the complete stop is not going to give all the thermal mass of the brake pads and rotors much time to cool. But you may as well keep doing whatever works for you. I suspect the brake pad friction material compound is a larger contributor to how long the pads last.

-Rod

[Stealthee]

Cross drilled rotors offer no benefit to a street car. If anything, they are a hindrance, due to the "thermal mass" you mentioned. The rotor is a heat sink, and removing material via drilling, makes the heat sink less effective. Cross drilled rotors are just a looks thing.

Gassing has not been an issue with brakes in many, many years.

[shorod]

Originally Posted by Stealthee

The rotor is a heat sink, and removing material via drilling, makes the heat sink less effective.

To a degree (pun intended). Surface area comes in to play too. Granted, I doubt the added surface area from drilling holes would have a thermal benefit versus the mass removed, but a vented rotor will more effectively remove heat than a solid rotor of the same thickness due to the increased surface area for air to pass over. I'm not trying to argue, just clarify.

-Rod

[Stealthee]

Oh, I definitely agree on the vented part, but cross drilling has been proven time and time again to be of no benefit.

[fuelcheck]

Originally Posted by Stealthee

Oh, I definitely agree on the vented part, but cross drilling has been proven time and time again to be of no benefit.

Yeah, but it makes me feel so good when I look at it. HAHAHAHAHAHA.