artval Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 ok, here's the deal. I bought some new pads for the ss. I took of the front wheels and the pads on the truck look as thick as the new ones. Here's the deal.. they have over 40,000 miles. What's the deal? do i change them, do I leave them? Why have they not worn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rays B4U Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 If you've checked ALL the pads and they look as good as the new ones and you're not having any issues with the brakes, I'd leave them alone. As for "Why have they not worn out?" Could the "problem" be that you just have "good driving habits" and are not hard on brakes? I'm at a little over 30K on mine and they are still fine, of course my wife doesn't drive it either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artval Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 damn those good driving habits! thanks of the reply..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdxtreme Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 (edited) I was told that if you are not a really agressive driver you can get 60-80k out of the stock brakes Edited September 18, 2006 by mjdxtreme (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Just curious, why did you buy them if yours are fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artval Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 i kept hearing squeking every once in a while, the truck has 40+ so i figured it probably needed pads... I know i should have checked them first but i just got excited thinking about working on the truck. I was going to paint the callipers too. I guess i can wait for while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidemex23 Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i changed mine at 17k cuz they were screeching too much. so i put on some performance friction pads and feels good as new now with 10k miles on them. i was also thinking about painting my calipers but i dont know what type of paint to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotik1 Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 i changed mine at 17k cuz they were screeching too much. so i put on some performance friction pads and feels good as new now with 10k miles on them. i was also thinking about painting my calipers but i dont know what type of paint to use. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> VHT makes a ton of paint products. Here is an auction for caliper paint, that is on ebay. I would recomend going with a brush on versus a spray on paint though less mess. Caliper paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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