H3 How many Miles= Do you GET from your Front & Rear Brake Pads?=I'm only getting 30k

[ski.dive]

How many Miles= Do you average from your Front & Rear Brake Pads?
I'm only getting about 30k

 

[EndeavoredH3]

I resurfaced my rotors and used “OEM Equivalent” pads at o’reillies. They’ve lasted me 60,000 miles so far.

I pulled them out when I inspected them and they had a decent amount of life left, and were in good condition.

 

[Hunner]

2008 H3 Alpha. I changed pads and rotors at 100,000, just because. The shop did this because I was too busy and they had a hard time pulling the rotors. Better to be preventive than be somewhere inconvenient if a failure occurs.
Not sure the brand they used but I asked for the better quality. I plan to use them in the future and have a warranty.

 

[5gn-h3t]

I only get about 30k too. Lots of hills around here and I don’t do much highway driving.

 

[JPaul]

If you're only getting 30k then you're either using cheap garbage, you're driving too fast every where and constantly braking too hard, you're only replacing the pads and none of the hardware so the pads are sticking and wearing out, your caliper pistons are all sticking, or any combination of the above.

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[Hunner]

Maybe drop down a gear on long hills instead of riding the brakes?

 

[5gn-h3t]

Bought the truck new, first set of brakes was around 30k miles. I did change them before they were destroyed. All OEM parts working correctly. I drive pretty calmly and don’t ride my brakes. It’s just the terrain and lack of highway mileage

Where is everyone from that’s getting lots of mileage out of their brakes? .

 

[f5moab]

I had 62K on my H3 when I sold it and it lived in Moab for almost six years and also towed a large PU camper in the mountains of UT, CO, ID, WY, MT, and a few other places. Not only did I travel mountain roads, I had to slam on the brakes to avoid lost tourists nine months out of the year just traveling in Moab. Something is not right if you are only getting 30K on OEM pads......
But since it is 4:30 AM and I'm getting ready to walk the dogs, I won't say what I assume is the problem.:giggle:

 

[08H3]

That's way off. With proper functioning calipers, 100K front and 80k rear is what I get. I have had a caliper stick on two separate occasions which wore down the inner pads quickly, but obviously that's not normal.

 

[3rdH3]

2010 Aplha Offroad 141,000. Original 4 rotors and rear pads, Front Pads last around 60K. Replaced with OEM's.

 

[H3humvee]

Put my first set of pads on at about 90k, still have original rotors at 105k and 14 1/2 years

 

[alrock]

I believe the pads wear out more quickly, especially the rears, with a lot of offroad duty due to the traction control kicking in. I've never tracked the miles but I've noticed the fronts wear quicker during periods with light off-road use, and the rears wear quicker with more off-road time.

 

[Traxx]

They wear out at 30k because of people that drive with both feet and always have one foot 'resting' on the brake pedal.

 

[Jeepwalker]

Are you running oversized tires?

 

[Roastbeast]

I ran a oversized rim and tire when I bought my truck in 2006 and it was eating pads. Now with a stock rim tire I don’t get very long pad life either. But I do buy the rock auto 10 buck pads. I do change hardware every time. I’m on my third rotors up front and still stock in rear. I do a lot of city driving. 85000 miles

 

[Roastbeast]

Had a bad caliper wipe out like new pads this summer also. 30000 on pads I don’t think is bad. If your buying cheap pads