Life of stock brake pads?

How long are you guys getting from the stock Tacoma ceramic pads?

My dealer was telling me they were thin at only 30,000 miles. I waited 'til 45,000 miles and had them changed, but the pads were not even half worn out by my estimation.

I live in the flatlands, and never haul loads in the truck. It's a commuter vehicle 99.9% of the time.

 

Huh? Anybody?

Has no one ever worn out the brake pads?

 

I'm at 55k. It'll depend on you the driver. Fast stopping will wear out your breaks faster. I'm very easy on my brakes because I drive slow. I checked them at 45k and they almost looked new to me. I'll pry replace at 75k just because but I could see myself gettin an easy 100k out of the pads

 

Yeah, OEM brake pads will last you up to 100,000 miles.

 

I'm at 61k miles on originals. Probably be looking at doing them soon though.

 

40k on my Tacoma and the pads have more then half left on them. I've seen Tacomas with 80-90k miles on them before they need to be replace. Heck I've seen 120k miles on some. It just depends on how the driver brakes and drive their trucks.

 

I replaced mine at 45k.......I usually drive sports cars, so

 

Im at 38+k and I treat my truck like a race car and I checked them at 35k and they still looked great.

 

130,000 miles on my 2005 OE pads and more than enough material to get me to 150k and beyond

 

I'm at 87,000 but most of those miles are hi way long distance.

 

I'm at 86000 miles and I am on my third set of front pads and second set of rears.

 

OP, The dealer just was fishing and caught you... I have never had to replace pads less than 90K or so. It does depend on what kind of driver you are and what type of terrain you drive in. Steep hills and lots of stop and go will obviously increase brake wear.

 

I pulled my front wheels off at 55,000 and I had about %40 pad left.
I had actually already bought the pads and planed to change them.
I still have the pads and figure I'll check again when I hear squealing or at 70,000.

I have never checked the back, but when I had my tires replaced they said the rears were fine. That was at 50,000 miles.

 

The rule of thumb I use for the rear shoes is they wear at about 1/2 the rate of the fronts. So about the second set of pads you would probably need to replace the rears also.

 

Had 70k on mine when I sold my truck or maybe 75, can't remember. Had plenty of life left. Probably another 20k at least.

I guess living in the west is probably different. Countless trips all over NV and trips to WY, SD, ND, CO, UT. Plenty of wide open highway to cruise and great distances between anywhere.

 

It really depends on how you drive and under what conditions.

I had new pads put on twice in 250,000 miles in my '87 and once somewhere around 100,000 miles in my '80. My '03 didn't need brake pads before I sold it at three years old and my '06 is still on its originals after nine years.

 

Didn't know the stockers were ceramic. Replaced mine at 88,000 with ceramic. I am less than impressed.

 

We don't ride around with our foot on the brake pedal.

I ask the question of how the hell do you wear out the front pads with so few miles?

My last truck was 20 years old ( 1993 Isuzu PUP ) on the original clutch and original brake pads and shoes when I sold it. Most of that was driving in the city.

 

I replaced mine after 60k about 3 years

 

Changed mine at 50k out of habit, original pads were 90 percent and I live in the mountains.