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How long do your brakes last?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by tacoholic, Jun 7, 2009.

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How many miles were on your original set of brake pads?

  1. under 10,000

    12 vote(s)
    1.4%

  2. 11,000-30,000

    37 vote(s)
    4.4%

  3. 31,000-40,000

    52 vote(s)
    6.2%

  4. 41,000-50,000

    67 vote(s)
    7.9%

  5. 51,000-60,000

    68 vote(s)
    8.0%

  6. 61,000-70,000

    50 vote(s)
    5.9%

  7. 71,000-80,000

    37 vote(s)
    4.4%

  8. 81,000-90,000

    32 vote(s)
    3.8%

  9. above 91,000

    66 vote(s)
    7.8%

  10. I haven't replaced them yet, specified below.

    424 vote(s)
    50.2%
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  1. Jul 8, 2011 at 10:43 PM
    #101
    MJonaGS32

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    MJonaGS32 MJ on a GS

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    I spoke too soon! I'm at 78k now and they're starting to squeek. Not all the time though. Going to wait until it's more frequent then change them out.
     
    MJonaGS32, Jul 8, 2011
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  2. Jul 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM
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    steve o 77

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    steve o 77 braaap

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    Mine started doing the same thing. Turns out they got glazed from my drums not being adjusted properly (causing all the braking to be done by the front). Also my rotors were slightly warped.
     
    steve o 77, Jul 8, 2011
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  3. Jul 9, 2011 at 5:19 AM
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    Akron1

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    No mods yet
    91,000 miles here and still original. I tow occasionally but besides that highway and street use only. I'm not very careful with them but I'm not a racer either. I work for the state so I do alot of those really quick 65 mph to 0 with a semi trying to crawl up my trailer hitch in those highway turn arounds and they work fine every time.
     
    Akron1, Jul 9, 2011
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  4. Jul 9, 2011 at 7:50 AM
    #104
    rbishopp

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    So far I've added an Advance folding bed cover and since removed it. Gave it to my son in Maine, he has an 05 2wd. GT perfect fit seat covers. Weathertech floor mats and window vent visors. Waag center brush/grill guard. Hose clamp tailgate mod. Turned off the seat belt chime. Added Ultra-Gauge. Trailer hitch. Softopper. Replaced sun visors with slide out style. Toyota bed extender. Had Firestone Destinations and now Michelin LTX AT2 in stock size. More mods to come; Fog lights, locking storage in bed, intermittent wipers. Now looking for Radio/HU upgrade. and maybe a lift way down the road.
    I've got 33K miles original miles. I'd love to make 100K like some of you. I'm shooting for that.
    I know, I'll just stop using the brakes.
     
    rbishopp, Jul 9, 2011
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  5. Jul 9, 2011 at 8:13 AM
    #105
    2004TacomaSR5

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    Tacoma is stock and staying that way, Pickup is TBA as of now.
    i have not replaced them yet, since my truck is a manual i probably will not have to for a long time!
     
    2004TacomaSR5, Jul 9, 2011
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  6. Jul 9, 2011 at 4:51 PM
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    Fightnfire

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    All of my vehicles have gone in the 45-65 range, haven't done my Tacoma yet as I've only put 3k on it.
     
    Fightnfire, Jul 9, 2011
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  7. Jul 10, 2011 at 10:07 PM
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    oledragoon

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    I guess i have all the good outa my brakes. 210,498... I have 4mm left front and rear, gettin them replaced tues..
     
    oledragoon, Jul 10, 2011
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  8. Jul 13, 2011 at 12:24 PM
    #108
    Tillers_Rule

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    Had mine replaced ~54,000 and four years. Not bad at all.
     
    Tillers_Rule, Jul 13, 2011
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  9. Jul 13, 2011 at 3:27 PM
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    linkfeeney

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    got mine check backed on march 28th... it was around 7.5 mm
    so I guess I got a while before i change those bad boys, not sure if i want to do it myself with OEM brakes or use EBS??
     
    linkfeeney, Jul 13, 2011
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  10. Jul 13, 2011 at 4:54 PM
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    RedDouble

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    Only 40K so my truck is still a baby.
     
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  11. Jul 13, 2011 at 5:13 PM
    #111
    meeestirg

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    depends on how you drive and if you live in an area with a lot of hills or not.
     
    meeestirg, Jul 13, 2011
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  12. Jul 13, 2011 at 11:50 PM
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    oledragoon

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    I should clear up some things for the "spy". This is my work truck, I have a pilot car/escort business, and run all 48 states. Many times I have changed oil every two weeks (5k intervals). When I have this service done, mostly at Toyota dealers, I have them check the brakes, and adjust the rears as needed. I'm off for a couple of weeks now, and my trk is at my local dealer for service. They told me that I had the 4mm after they pulled the drums and measured. Sorry about the confusion.
     
    oledragoon, Jul 13, 2011
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  13. Sep 5, 2011 at 1:25 AM
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    seksilumpia

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    My original brake pads with original rotors lasted about 50k miles.Since I changed them,I thought it would be a "cool" idea to change the rotors too.My brakes are about at 20k miles with my new slotted drilled rotors.I want to see if the stock rotors and new slotted drilled rotors will make a difference on how long the pads last.
     
    seksilumpia, Sep 5, 2011
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  14. Sep 5, 2011 at 4:50 AM
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    650H1

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    i got 24.5k on mine right now, they are still fine, no shake when i hit the brakes or noise... ill probably upgrade them around 35k, anyone know what the best set of pads and rotors are? was thinking OEM arent bad...
     
    650H1, Sep 5, 2011
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  15. Sep 5, 2011 at 5:40 AM
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    crf69

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    crf69 scraping my emblems off my plasti-dip

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    ummm yeah
    55k and plenty of binder left
     
    crf69, Sep 5, 2011
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  16. Sep 5, 2011 at 5:49 AM
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  17. Sep 5, 2011 at 5:56 AM
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    soupman77

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    I'm heading up on 88K and brakes still look good...thanks Toyota!
     
    soupman77, Sep 5, 2011
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  18. Sep 7, 2011 at 5:07 PM
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    crf69

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    crf69 scraping my emblems off my plasti-dip

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    ummm yeah
    amazing how long these last....giving that they are not the strongest by any means.

    i would think that since they are weak-ish that they would wear fast.

    but maybe i'm thinking too hard :/
     
    crf69, Sep 7, 2011
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  19. Sep 7, 2011 at 5:18 PM
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    mhuff29

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  20. Sep 7, 2011 at 5:22 PM
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    Throughhonor

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    I recently had a flood and I think the salt water messed them up, maybe its just a mental thing and they didnt actually wear, they only have 4k miles on them. After the salt water got to them I obviously rinsed the whole truck with freshwater. Is it possible that my pads got messed up or am i just going crazy?
     
    Throughhonor, Sep 7, 2011
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