stock brakes 100,000 + mi. I am Third Gens ONLY

Yeah really no reason you can't get 120+ out of the rear drums

 

I had the opposite experience with my stealership. Had the front rotors and pads replaced at 16k miles due to warped rotors. The service center manager gave me a lecture on propped braking. Then charged me $250 to replace. I found a new dealer. No issues since and now approaching 30k miles.

 

Definitely frustrating when it seems its 100% up to their discretion if they address it

 

42k mileage and they said I'm half way through my brakes.

 

I did put a lot of miles traveling between OR and CA, what surprised me the most was the clutch, because I occasionally tow light loads with a single axle trailer.

 

My old commute involved a ton of elevation. house is at 4500 ft, pass tops out around 8300 ft then back down to Tahoe which is about 6000 ft. I’m shocked mine lasted that long. I also have a go fast camper on mine with 33s.

Most Highway driving won’t cause much issue. Big difference between taking 80 and 395 in the sierras vs Mt.rose highway daily.

 

Def makes sense, and good point

 

Changed my brake pads at 75k miles. Still had some life to them but better to be safe than sorry.

 

My 2017 is at 80k now and still on original. I give credit to it being a manual and I downshift a lot on upcoming red lights and hills..

 

See when I'm on steep grades I use my gear selector and combo of brakes . Downshift slows the motor from transmission but light braking help slow down and take strain from the transmission doing all the work

 

Being light on the brakes and not getting temps up into the ideal operating range can actually be worse for wear and performance.

The front pad area/vehicle weight ratio is pretty good on this truck and the rotor/caliper are not undersized like they are on some trucks. With a healthy transfer layer and not overheating the brakes, friction material is consumed very slowly and pad parent material to rotor parent material contact is rare.

 

I'm at 80k on my 3rd gen. Every time I go in for service I expect the pads to be ready for replacement, and as we know dealers are all about proposing some maintenance items early, but even when I ask they still indicate I'm good "for the foreseeable future" on both fronts and rears. I'm not terribly easy on brakes generally speaking, though the transmission braking is very prevalent on these trucks and likely has helped reduce wear a ton as a result when going down hills and such.

 

I also use the automatic shifter often to help slow down. I tow a lot, and it helps for sure!

 

Not Taco related, but my previous car a Mazda 3 made it 110,000 miles on the original brakes up front, and I traded it in with the rears still in good shape in 90% city driving/winding and hilly roads around here in Portland. I drove that thing like a track car, with rarely a set of tires lasting beyond 30,000 miles even with regular tire rotation. The thing would eat tires, but brakes were fine every time. I would say that I am pretty light on the brake pedal though. I would always downshift with a manual, and not follow too close.

I've only put 7000 miles on my OR, but I've had the opposite perception in my truck. I find the engine/transmission braking to barely slow my truck down even when I put it in a lower gear. Some of the regular roads I drive may have a downward slope when I am thinking they are flat, but a lot of times I can lift my foot and it feels like it's rolling in neutral.

 

Rust takes it's toll here. Rust gets a bite on the rotors and that eats the pads. Or the pads rust where they contact the calipers and don't slide freely.

And then there's the pad retaining pins that rust solidly into the calipers unless they are taken out, cleaned and lubed on a regular basis.

 

I swear I have a stop sign ever 500 feet were I live.

 

Good and thank you

 

I just replaced my original front pads and rotors at 221,000 miles on a 2008 4x4 MT. Just as amazing is all 4 pads were worn down to a uniform 1/16". I inspected the rear shoes and I think they might make it to 400,000 miles if nothing fails.