Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
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How many miles out your brakes?
Hi all
How many miles did you get out your brakes?
Due to the weight, I'm assuming not too many?
Be good to know too if most miles is towing etc.
Thanks
25th Sep 2015 11:40 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
On my D3 auto...
At 25,000 miles - pads replaced all round
At 50,000 miles - pads and discs replaced all roundSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
On my D3 manual, little towing, driven fairly hard, plenty of anticipation so I'm not heavy on brakes:-
First set of disks & pads all round - 28,130 miles- fronts were needed, rears precautionary
Second set of front pads & disks @ 61,826 miles - plenty of life left in rears now @ 74k miles
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Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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25th Sep 2015 12:08 pm
JackNorris
Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
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Cheers both, What cost can one expect for replacements?
25th Sep 2015 12:42 pm
Robbie
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Well over 30k and still on the originals.
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Brake wear also depends on how you drive.
I use a route into Aberdeen (South Deeside) which has a lot of bends and is quite narrow. I often follow drivers who seem to need to brake at every corner whereas I do the whole trip at 60mph without needing any braking at all and nobody gets thrown about.
These folks will get through brakes a tad quicker I'd think!
Some drivers are/were taught that whenever you come off the gas pedal you need to press the brake one.Stew,
2010 D4 gone but I really loved it
Went back to Merc - C350 AMG
25th Sep 2015 3:58 pm
cornishboy
Member Since: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Bristol
Posts: 649
Replaced mine at 35k and about to do front discs @ 45k due to a wobble
NJSSAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
Some drivers are/were taught that whenever you come off the gas pedal you need to press the brake one
Dead right if you are racing, but on the road?
NJSSAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
25th Sep 2015 4:44 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8114
Robbie wrote:
Well over 30k and still on the originals.
you can expect more mileage with D4 or V8 brakes, another benefit of a low cost upgrade.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
25th Sep 2015 7:57 pm
moorman
Member Since: 05 Jul 2009
Location: East Anglia
Posts: 276
43000 miles to date and about another 30000 left mostly used for towing.
25th Sep 2015 8:20 pm
nearlee
Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
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I tow a twin axle box trailer everyday, approx. 1600kg in and around the lanes, hills, fields muddy track of north wales etc and I managed 41k out of my fronts on my d3, btw these where britpart pads, just changed to Delphi pads and what a mistake, going back to britpart one's
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