brake rotors

[hans]

hi what the life of brake rotors , and at what cost to replace them? on a 2002 defender thanks

[Scouse]

hi what the life of brake rotors ,How long is a piece of string?

Rotor life all depends on the usage of the vehicle. Live in a hilly city & it could be as low as 15000 - 20000km.

Live in a flat area in the county & they'll outlive the car.

[rainman]

About 120000 km out of my first set on a Defender Tdi ute, for what I would consider "average" driving - about 75% city, some country, some towing, etc.

I can't remember the cost to replace them sorry.

[juddy]

25k in our other non land rover car, x-trail, nissan said they only cover them for 10k, and they have just gone again, after 10k....

never once in the UK did i ever have to have work done on rotors...

[Landy Smurf]

225km and ours are fine

[hans]

thanks every one i suppose 150ks is not too bad
going away next week for outback south ozie trip
advise my mechanic to go ahead and fix it
will let you know the cost
hans

[JDNSW]

Brake rotors and other components life is dependent entirely on vehicle usage - how many hills, loads carried, and most importantly, driver habits. Best example I know is in the first London-Sydney marathon in 1971? the Citroen team had two cars which were placed very close - same road, same time, identical vehicles etc, different drivers. One went through three sets of pads, the other replaced them once even though they did not need it.

My 110 is on its second set of rotors - first at 150,000, and the second is still in excellent condition at over 500,000. (I bought the car at about 80,000)

John

[dromader driver]

Should get well over 120000km on reasonable driving before changing discs. Trying DBA rear discs at the moment and they are doing well. At the price it is probably more economical to just change them rather than machining unless you have the lathe at home.

[PAT303]

My defenders are OME at 430+K's,the L322's are worn out at 150K. Pat

[numpty]

Recently had my rear rotors replaced at 120000k's. (2006 Td5) All sorts of driving involved.

It would seem that the original pad material is harder than the rotors.:(

[rick130]

I replaced the OEM rotors at around 80,000km, they were cactus.

Fitted slotted DBA's and they're still on there @ 266,000km and counting and no-where near worn out yet. (pretty much only country miles, but lots of mountains and hills)

[slug_burner]

My defenders are OME at 430+K's,the L322's are worn out at 150K. Pat

One is a manual the other an automatic. Autos use the brakes a lot more to control speed unlike a manual where the gears and engine braking can be used. It stands to reason that an auto will go through brake systems more often than manuals.

[sdt463]

Changed mine at 165000 ks, cost about $75.00 the pair. only changed them because it needed a roadworthey and they were .1 of a mm under sized but still working fine.

[rick130]

One is a manual the other an automatic. Autos use the brakes a lot more to control speed unlike a manual where the gears and engine braking can be used. It stands to reason that an auto will go through brake systems more often than manuals.

Except a 300Tdi has eff all engine braking :p

OK, it's better than an auto, but only just...

SWMBO can't believe how much she has to use the brakes in the Defender compared to the Patrol.

[Xul]

I have an 06 TD5 and the rotors are shot. Done about 100k. It's done a lot of hilly driving though.

[cewilson]

Except a 300Tdi has eff all engine braking :p

OK, it's better than an auto, but only just...

SWMBO can't believe how much she has to use the brakes in the Defender compared to the Patrol.


;) I've got the 200tDi and I'm also running the Disco high range gears in the transfer case - and compared the the wife's automatic Prado I've got an engine brake :angel:

[Franz]

Changed mine at 165000 ks, cost about $75.00 the pair. only changed them because it needed a roadworthey and they were .1 of a mm under sized but still working fine.
What is the spec level for rotors?

[PAT303]

You can get slotted Brembo rotors out of the UK for Defenders for the same money normal ones cost here,EBC make three different spec ones also,I had them on the disco and they worked very well. Pat

[Killer]

Just replaced the front rotors on my 02 Defender 130, 220k cost was $67 each. (dba rotors)

Cheers, Mick.