ornery1

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i put new brembo blanks and nissan pads all around and have 21,000 on em and its time to replace again.... the rotors havent warped . the pads look low and squeek a little. i do mostly city driving... how long do yu get on your brakes???

spdfreak

I think 55K of mixed driving sounds right. And not always do fron and rear brakes need to be changed at the same time, sometimes one set goes first and soon to come the other.

DAP

Depends on how you drive, the type of driving conditions you drive in and if you prpperly broke in your brakes.

limsandy

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I'm still on factory rotors and pads and I have 33k miles.

I think the fronts are down to 30-40%, but plenty of meat left in the rears.

SEmy2K2go

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It comes down to the individual and their driving habits/style.

lalaMAX

why does break in of the pad so important?? and how to break it in?
sorry, but someone plz educate me a little...

westler92

I use to accellerate to about 40 mph....Then using light to moderate pressure slow down to about 5 mph...without stopping completely. I would do that about ten times with about 300 yards in between each one.......

boondoxmax

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Changed my OEM ones at 55,000. Did front and rear and prpbably could have went 60,000

97Se5spd

Hey dont feel bad.....my moms brand new G6 has 14k on the brakes and the rotors are warped to ****. Typical GM. She wishes she kept her 2k GXE lol.

Puppetmaster

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Original pads and rotors.... 52k and counting....

Rayn4est

44,743 miles, with nothing left to the pads.

Ride2kMax

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i changed my brakes 30k ago took them out they still have like 80% i changed them anyway next time i will for 40k or 45k miles.

limsandy

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Why did you change them if they have 80% left?

nexus_7

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origonal ones lasted some 50k for me, then 3 or 4 sets of NAPA ones in 2 years about 7-12k each CRAP, then Hawk's on now. they are Great!

Greg

illlojik

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I seem to change mine about every year or so.
Then again it's usually front then rear and so on. I've finally decided to do all 4 at the same time. I'll see how long these last this time.

bigEL

Seriously?! Now that explains a lot. Every time my girlfriend would take her car in for inspection, they would tell her that she needed new brakes. I thought they were just messing with her.

MacGarnicle

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Also depends on if you're doing mostly hwy or city driving.. you could probably go 100k miles if you did strictly highway..

igzy

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My $30 el-cheapo off-shore front rotors last me 35-40K before they get warped... I drive 70/30 city/hwy and I have a heavy foot... I also refuse to spend more than that for rotors... IMO, buying premium, Brembo and whatnot is a waste of $$ esp if you are expecting longer lasting rotors on our Maximas... Our rotors are faulty by design if anything - not sure if the size is the issue or heat disipation, but the less I spend the happier I am And considering I get 35-40K on a set that costs $60 total, I'm happy as SHTF

boondoxmax

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I just don't understand why everyone complains out OEM rotors. I've had 2 5.5 gens and neither had rotor problems. Braking is great

igzy

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Oh, you got me wrong - I am not complaining I'm happy as anything considering the way I drive and the minimal cost associated with it every 40K...

BTW, all the other cars I ever owned, I was changing warped rotors as frequently as I do on my Max now. So in my opinion, Maxima brake system is not inferior to others at all...

IMO, if you drive harder/faster and have many more engine upgrades to the car, that will shorten brake life and that's what I think may be one of the reasons brakes will last shorter in some cases here...

TXT-1

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72,000 original miles, still on the original rotors. Changed all 4 pads at 50,000 miles.

four

See, i see it otherwise. Even though I just got my 5.5, the previous owner supposedly cut the rotors at 50K miles, and I was looking at the rotors the other day, and the rears were warp'd.

The front's were "ok" but not great..

That's why I just went with the groupbuy here at .org and got brembo blanks. I've never had problems with my brembo blanks on other cars i've owned. (95 240sx w/ sr & stock 97 Eclipse)

97Se5spd

Yup no joke. GM sucks, literally.

bigEL

Of all the Japanese cars I've owned, the brakes have always started to warp around 30-35k, so I have to disagree about the Maxima design being faulty. And I don't see why warped rotors have to be replaced (unless you're doing the job yourself). I would just get them cut/ground down and then they're good for another 30-35K.

igzy

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Yup, I'm doing it myself so it is really cheap I don't believe too much into grinding, as it costs $15-20 and they wouldn't last as long thereafter and for only extra few $$ I get new ones BTW, I just changed the brake fluid. Took me less than 45 mins with my wife assisting

carsarecool

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I did back pads at 82k, rubber grease boots wernt on right so the pins dried out and stuck and ruined the pads by 88k, did back pads under warranty from autozone and rotors then did front pads 2 weeks later, now im at 92k and i did front rotors last week, all under AZ warranty- i dont expect them to last too long but working there i got a pretty good deal