Brake Pad Life

[slaughterj]

Obviously brake pad life will vary by driver (how much/hard they brake) and the type of brake pad they use, but I would like to hear how long SRT brake pads have been lasting, especially stock pads - anybody drive theirs enough to report on this?

 

[omore001]

I haven't driven mine hard enough or long enough to know how long the pads last, but I would speculate that if your not constantly slamming the brakes at 150mph+ and you don't track the car, they should last 25K-35K miles before obvious wear is noticed.

 

[SweetRed04]

I haven't driven mine hard enough or long enough to know how long the pads last, but I would speculate that if your not constantly slamming the brakes at 150mph+ and you don't track the car, they should last 25K-35K miles before obvious wear is noticed.

For street use, I can confirm that at 27K miles, the stock pads barely show any wear....

 

[plumcrazy]

ya'll dont drive it hard enough then......

 

[DodgeViper01]

On my RT, I had to changed the pads and rotors after 17K miles and I do not track or race the car!! Do not know why, but had to. Even Chuck said they needed to be replaced. I thought maybe they were a bad set but when Chuck did my 30K service, I was told the pads were at 60% after 13K miles so I guess 25K is the shelf life.

 

[SweetRed04]

ya'll dont drive it hard enough then......

I don't race my car and just don't slow down too often......

I always accelerate through the curves.

 

[slaughterj]

On my RT, I had to changed the pads and rotors after 17K miles and I do not track or race the car!! Do not know why, but had to. Even Chuck said they needed to be replaced. I thought maybe they were a bad set but when Chuck did my 30K service, I was told the pads were at 60% after 13K miles so I guess 25K is the shelf life.

RT and SRT may well vary significantly. For EBC greens on my RT, they would last 30k no problem.

 

[slaughterj]

ya'll dont drive it hard enough then......

Or maybe some people just don't slow down!

 

[Viper X]

I've put 40K miles on my 2004 SRT-10 OE Brembo brake pads. This includes stopping from 170 mph at the Silver State "1/2 mile shoot out" 6 or 7 times, 2 Viper Days track events and two dozen or more stops at the drags from 140 ish. I do drive the car aggressively from time to time on the street too.

I'd estimate that they have about 33% life remaining. I bought new pads and rotors from the dealer a year ago, but still don't need them.

They have worn very well so far.

Dan

 

[DodgeViper01]

RT and SRT may well vary significantly. For EBC greens on my RT, they would last 30k no problem.

That is what I have been hearing. I guess I will just be buying parts of eBay to at least ease the mind.

 

[slaughterj]

I've put 40K miles on my 2004 SRT-10 OE Brembo brake pads.

Thanks for the info!