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Originally Posted by Air&Road
Brake lining life is much like fuel mileage in that driving style and use of vehicle can make huge differences in the result. Long pad life is an indication of lots of highway driving and/or a very careful driver. IOW it says more about the driver than the vehicle.
When I drove lots of highway miles every year, my 123 & 124 cars regularly went 100,000 miles between front pad changes and even longer for rear pads.
It was very unusual to see that you had to service the rear brakes before the front.
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I was surprised too. I think its because of the mechanism which adjusts the brake bias to the rear in proportion to the load there, and with all the towing I do with it they just get more wear and work.
I do drive it very smoothly and use the brakes as easily as possible....I don't want to replace either any sooner than necessary due to the cost of the big Michelin tires and the 13" rotors with those massive calipers and pads. I have been getting over 80,000 on tires with rotation. If I left the fronts on the front all the time they'd go well over hundred thousand miles, I am sure. I rotate them to keep them from rotting off the wheels from age.
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