Brake Pad change intervals on D4

[Disco4SE]

Hi all,
I was interested to know how often others have changed brake pads on their D4's.
Mine are as follows: -
Front Pads - 48K, 77K
Rear Pads - 25K, 55K, 77K

I consider myself being pretty easy on the brakes (slowing down early at round a bouts, intersections etc), however do tow frequently.

Looking forward to responses from others.

Cheers, Craig

[discotwinturbo]

Hi all,
I was interested to know how often others have changed brake pads on their D4's.
Mine are as follows: -
Front Pads - 48K, 77K
Rear Pads - 25K, 55K, 77K

I consider myself being pretty easy on the brakes (slowing down early at round a bouts, intersections etc), however do tow frequently.

Looking forward to responses from others.

Cheers, Craig

I have only had my D4 for a weeks, but if it's anything like my touareg, they go through pads awfully quickly. My touareg needed its first change of brakes and rotors at 30k. I was not too happy with that so went with rda aftermarket brakes and rotors, and I have now done 92k. I would say that they are probably only 90% as good as the factory pads, but for a small sacrifice in performance, for me it was worth it. Touareg has done all my heavy towing until the disco arrived, almost permanently attached to a 7m 3.5 tonne horse float.

If my disco ones wear that quick I will also go with after market gear.

[kenl]

I'm suprised by your 25k rear pad change!! I traded in my 1st D4 at 40k and didn't have any disk pad changes.

The tyres however were due for a changeover at that stage.

[Beamin]

48k rear pads only.

I do minimal towing (Hobie Cat - doesn't really count) and mostly country driving.

[d3viate]

Hi Craig, everybody will be different. I have done 96,000kms on the original pads and have six mm left, three to minimum spec on our D3. I live remote (in a town with no traffic lights) and try not to touch the brake pedal where possible and use the gears to reduce some speed.
Driving through the Friday peak hour in Sydney a week ago on another lap around Oz I can see why others go through pads. Crazy traffic. I also drive it as a 3 tonne diesel 4WD, not a WRX, and drive accordingly.

[Disco4SE]

Hi Craig, everybody will be different. I have done 96,000kms on the original pads and have six mm left, three to minimum spec on our D3. I live remote (in a town with no traffic lights) and try not to touch the brake pedal where possible and use the gears to reduce some speed.
Driving through the Friday peak hour in Sydney a week ago on another lap around Oz I can see why others go through pads. Crazy traffic. I also drive it as a 3 tonne diesel 4WD, not a WRX, and drive accordingly.

Hi d3viate,
I live and work on the Mornington Peninsula where there are very few traffic lights compared to the big smoke (Melbourne).
I still fail to see how you could have travelled 96K on one set of pads compared to my brake pad change intervals????
Did you buy the D3 new and do you know for sure that it has been 96K???

Cheers, Craig

[101RRS]

My D3 equivalent RRS`has done 60,000km on original pads and original tyres - plenty of brake dust on the fronts - virtually nothing on the rears - as a precaution I will change the pads next month but they are still wearing OK.

Garry

[Blknight.aus]

Hi d3viate,
I live and work on the Mornington Peninsula where there are very few traffic lights compared to the big smoke (Melbourne).
I still fail to see how you could have travelled 96K on one set of pads compared to my brake pad change intervals????
Did you buy the D3 new and do you know for sure that it has been 96K???

Cheers, Craig

not that hard, drive long country distances where you dont really need to brake all that much and drive the gearbox.

[scarry]

rear pads often chew out first in sandy & very dusty conditions.Driving style & conditions,ie country runs compared to city work,make a major difference to brake wear.Weight also makes a major difference.
Some of our work vans do 160K on one set of front pads,these are the one's that do long runs only.The same vehicles around town struggle to get 70k out of a set.

[d3viate]

Yes, bought it new. no pads done. Nearest next town to me is 600kms after I leave my town driving south and going through Hedland do not need to use brakes if you take it easy. Mornington Peninsula is not remote. No hills where I live either but even in Tassie I used the box always. I would of touched the brakes more in two hours of Sydney arvo peak hour than the whole drive across the Nullabor getting to Sydney.
I regularly drive Broome to Perth and maybe touch the brakes a handful of times.
It is the slowest car I have ever owned so drive it easy as there is no thrill or purpose in getting up it.

[Graeme]

..everybody will be different....try not to touch the brake pedal where possible and use the gears to reduce some speed.
I'm different too - I can easily replace discs and pads so prefer to extend the life of the engine, gbox and diffs as much as possible and never use gears to slow in normal driving.

[Weird Al]

Wow, this is going to come as a big shock to my wallet.

My previous car was a 3.0L CRD Grand Cherokee which went much harder and stopped a lot better than my D4 (2.7)...although it is a fair few kg lighter.

I traded it with 92,000ks and it still had the original pads and rotors, and before that sold a GU Patrol with about the same ks and the original brakes.

How much shall I expect to pay for new pads for a Disco?

[400HPONGAS]

$50 to $75 a set , or about half of what you pay for a Jeep or Toyota !!!!

[Robocop]

New pads & rotors.. I've got 10,000km on my D4 & you guys are makings nervous. After spending $92k on a 4x4 I somewhat expected the service intervals to be spanned little wider..

[outbacktourer]

MY10 D4 at 26K I was told my pads were 90%. Suburban Sydney mainly or highway medium towing (2000KG). Last 4WD a Patrol, 80K out of fronts 120K rears. Sold the Jackaroo before that at 120K with 50% on original pads!

OBT

[Graeme]

New pads & rotors.. I've got 10,000km on my D4 & you guys are makings nervous. After spending $92k on a 4x4 I somewhat expected the service intervals to be spanned little wider..
I suspect your driving conditons would be quite different to driving in the city. At 30K kms my 3.0 pads and rotors were barely marked.

[scarry]

Wow, this is going to come as a big shock to my wallet.

My previous car was a 3.0L CRD Grand Cherokee which went much harder and stopped a lot better than my D4 (2.7)...although it is a fair few kg lighter.

I traded it with 92,000ks and it still had the original pads and rotors, and before that sold a GU Patrol with about the same ks and the original brakes.

How much shall I expect to pay for new pads for a Disco?

And my D2 has just clicked over 94k,original pads & rotors,heaps left on them.Sold my last work van at 175k,never touched the brakes,was loaded max gross all the time.

[Robocop]

Yep I'm all highway driving here, well country highway anyway.

[Graeme]

And my D2 has just clicked over 94k,original pads & rotors,heaps left on them.
Although my D2 was a manual so much easier on brakes, I sold it at 220K with original rotors and front pads, having changed the rear pads prior to a desert trip because sand can cause excessive wear on the rears.

[Blknight.aus]

I'm different too - I can easily replace discs and pads so prefer to extend the life of the engine, gbox and diffs as much as possible and never use gears to slow in normal driving.

yeah, Ive had big arguments about that with "steering" instructors....

great when its just a single vehicle driven by someone who will never drive anything heavier or at its full load capability. not something you want people who are potentially going to be learning to drive trucks to pick up.

also not so great to find out that yep the brakes are cooked, your not slowing down and you're now carrying too much speed to pull off a downshift.

[Graeme]

great when its just a single vehicle driven by someone who will never drive anything heavier or at its full load capability. not something you want people who are potentially going to be learning to drive trucks to pick up.
I did say normal driving. I also drive a semi and use the Jacob's brake to save the brakes but do so in order to have cold brakes for emergency stopping when using gears wont do the job, nothing to do with not wearing out the brakes.

[roamer]

My D4 3lt has 49k on it and still got 80% left on them,
back and front about the same wear
but we are semi rural, no city driving.
and remember 3lt and 2.7lt have different brake packages


Cheers Ken

[Disco4SE]

and remember 3lt and 2.7lt have different brake packages
Thats exactly what I was thinking too Ken.
I was wondering if mine is using brake pads quicker because its the 3.0Lt (being a different brake set up).
I still think that it goes through brake pads way too quick, especially compared to others.
I'm certainly not going to use the transmission for brake assistance, as I don't think you should have to.

Cheers, Craig