Thread: FL2 Brake Pads

I'm on 71000 k's at the moment but was told the pads were still ok. You would think they would be getting low soon. Interested to hear how the UK pads turn out. Mike

For what it's worth I've bought pads for all my landy's from Anthony at British 4wd (Melb). He's quoting $111.65 Front pads $90.65 Rear pads. Email: british4wd@bigpond.com. I have no connection with this business but found his pads superior to OEM.
Rob

I wanted to use genuine for no other reason than it's only a bit more expensive and it's stopping well now so should continue to do so. Not that I have anything against after market pads I'm sure they're just as good if not better.

BTW the FL2 has done 50 000km in a lot of start stop traffic. Strange thing is I'm used to this after owning a string of European cars.

I got the rear pads from BMI and fitted them myself. Easy job. Hardest part is removing the wheel.


I think I paid around $100 for the read pads.

Put the rears in this morning, job done in under an hour and that included stopping to have breakfast. Very easy.

Did anyone had to change rotors with their break pads?

My FL2 has done only 36000km with a lot of interstate driving and my dealer said there's only 3mm left in the rear and quoted $550 to change pads and rotors.

im a bit confused why change rotors at 36000km

I asked the service guy about the discs when he said the pads needed doing and he said they were fine. I didn't measure them but when I was changing them they didn't look overly worn.

My suggestion would be to take a wheel off and measure the thickness yourself. I know the rear discs had the minimum thickness stamped on them, near the wheel bolts somewhere. 36K seems low to me, although European cars generally wear pads/rotors quite quick, I'd expect to get 2 pad changes for each rotor change.

Originally Posted by inside

I asked the service guy about the discs when he said the pads needed doing and he said they were fine. I didn't measure them but when I was changing them they didn't look overly worn.

My suggestion would be to take a wheel off and measure the thickness yourself. I know the rear discs had the minimum thickness stamped on them, near the wheel bolts somewhere. 36K seems low to me, although European cars generally wear pads/rotors quite quick, I'd expect to get 2 pad changes for each rotor change.

Just got quoted for new pads and discs form Alto Service, MY11SD4 with 66k ams on it (which is pretty good for first pads) but they say the discs have to be replaced too. Asked what the measurements were:

Front Pads: 2mm left
Front Discs: 26.03 mm left (apparently minimum is 26mm so they are shot)
Rear Pads: gone (this was why I took it in, making a grinding noise)
Rear Discs: 10.56mm (minimum is 10.0mm but as the pads gone they too have to be replaced they said)

Alto LR Front Discs & Pads: $764
Alto LR Rear Discs & Pads: $723

Bloody Outrageous! rang Graeme Coopers in St Peters

Front Discs & Pads: $491
Rear Discs & Pads: $446

So my question is: Is this a design point that LR have made the brake discs so thin that they only last one set of pads? I'm also used to getting at least 2 sets of pads for a set of rotors. I'd be interested in others experiences?