Do you really need to change your brakes? - Page 3 - G35Driver

Jun 5, 2012 | 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ejoe19

As far as the pads go - there is no need to actually measure them IMO. The techs jsut eyeball them. The only time you need to have the pads measured in Canada is if you're having the car Safetied. Changing the pads when they reach 50% is very excessive. I usually try to aim for 10-15% (as per my best guestimation). If you wait until the pad is completely worn, it will cause damage to the rotor too. Depending on the rotor type and thickness, you might end up needed new rotors too which means your little brake dilemma just got a whole lot bigger.

Why all the hassle??? When the brake pad wears so the contact surface is getting close to the wear indicator, you know you're going to need new brake pads very soon. Simple!

Jun 5, 2012 | 06:42 PM

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Ejoe19

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^True but not all pads have wear indicators. I only bought the car last year and havn't had to look or change mine yet.

I cheaped out on my last car (beater Protege5) and bought shitty pads online that didn't have wear indicators so I had to keep a constant eye on them.