I have posted on this subject before, but it never ceases to amaze me! I am at about 95k miles on my 2012 Elantra. I changed the oil yesterday and decided to pop the left front tire off to have a look at the brake pads. I am still on the original OEM pads on front and rear. The front pads are at least 0.25 inches remaining!!!! 95k miles and I have NEVER had to change them out yet!!!!
How is this possible?? Most of my cars with disc brakes go maybe 50k miles and they need another set. And trust me, I am not babying the brakes. I drive a car hard and therefore expect to get less mileage out of everything. So this is rather absurd to me. Not complaining, but what am I missing here?
But that is the point: I know I drive a car hard. I hit 92 mph each day on one stretch on my commute to work and I brake hard and often. My brakes should last far less than the average guy......
Have you checked the rear ones? Some vehicle brake distribution between front and rear are different from the norm where the front wears out much faster than the rear. Like the one in our 04 murano @ 112k we still have the original front pads while the rear is on its 3rd set and almost ready for another set. Main reason for such set up is to lessen the nose dive of the vehicle. By doing so, you have an easier to control vehicle at any condition. The rear brakes engages faster and harder than the front at the initial application. And if you are mostly easy on the braking -very seldom need to brake hard - the faster the rear pads wear out. Add in the smaller size of the rear pads from the front, you get the opposite of what is considered normal pad wear.
At 90k...I think it is reasonable...I won't surprise.
Last OEM set I swept out at 30k miles had no sign of wear. I would expect it last another 60k miles.
I swept out for Drill Slot Rotor and Ceramic infuse carbon fiber. I will expect it will last at least 60k miles.
However, the longer you keep wear pad... it will impact on the life of tire or other parts.
It is better to replace on time rather than put stress on other parts.
The only rationale I could think of behind that is if pads was not serviced on time, it follows that the rest of the brake components were not serviced/inspected for proper operation. Say if the pin for one, has dried out - not lubricated, that could cause the caliper to stick (get uneven pad wear) and then cause a pull on the steering and a wear on the tire. But if you regularly inspect and lubricate all the brake parts after X miles without changing the thick pads, then all will be fine. Been doing it for ages.
I have NEVER serviced my brakes until it was time to change the pads. I have never had a caliper stick. It must be due to the hot, no snow, no salt on the road climate. Never had an issue down here.
It is really down to your personal preference."If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It"
If you drive local, it doesn't matter much.
I drove a lot with twisty road so I want my tire and brake are on top performance.
I knew that you totally felt the difference when you changed your OEM tires came with Elantra.
Besides, sweep out new ceramic pad per 60k miles cost $50 bucks plus $80 bucks for labor at local mechanic. It seems economy to me.
You will have peace in mind that your safety is maintained in any road condition.
Huh? Who said anything about reduced braking performance? My brakes are as good as day one, it is just that the pads seem to not wear at any reasonable rate. I find it hard to believe that braking will be significantly improved by upgrading pads, rotors, etc. Am I wrong?
You can't tell your engine perform from brand new until it got 60k miles. It would be the same to brake feel.
OEM brakes isn't bad. It was fully broken in from manufacter so it is good to go when you purchased from dealer.
New Brake And New Rotor in the other hand, you have to break in by yourself with proper procedures to make it perform optimal.
I switched to Drill Slot Rotor and Performance pad for my 14 Elantra and 13 Elantra for my gf.
From my experience, both set works perfectly and superior than OEM. I would say it improve a lot.
My car is at 30k and my gf's car is at 60k. OEM set are still a lot of life left so I won't say it worn out a lot.
My car stops on dime now. I knew a lot of member did it and feel the same way.
You will notice the difference if you have new tires. I would say it improve 30-35% compared to OEM.
Again, nothing wrong to keep OEM brakes. OEM brake is good but I don't expect Hyundai or any manufacter put top performance part on Economy car.
If you read the manual, you will see Inpect your brake and rotor every 7500 miles. However, they won't say when you should replace it. Change it or not, always depends on how we I think.
For the pad:
I used (Z23-1543) Power stop pad for front. Power Stop (Z23-1313) is for Rear. Both of them are Carbon infused ceramic.
I purchased these on Amazon.
The pad is extremely quite and smooth. It took me at least 3-5k miles to fully break in new pad.
Downside of the pad, they need to get hot to perform well compared to regular ceramic pad.
My gf's car used Z17 from Brakemotive, which is cast and get optimal temperature faster than mine.
You can take look at Power stop website for these pad. They are good quality compared to thing you can buy from local autozone.
If you go for Z17, get full set brake pad and rotor will cost around $190. It is hard to beat the price.
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