| Author | Message | ||
     Jess Brandt (Disco285) Member Username: Disco285 Post Number: 111 Registered: 09-2002 |
just curious about it, maybe a range, i know people replace them earlier than others... | ||
| David Smith (Discodave) New Member Username: Discodave Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2003 |
When using my 1993 diesel Disco to plow throught he dirt roads to my farm in the rainy season, I had to change my pads front & back every 5000km ( I did the work myself so I know I wasn't being 'done' by a bad mechanic) using my 1993 V8i disco on the motorway I have had to change them twice in 40k. So I think it all comes down to how much dirt & cr*p they have to deal with, obviously if you live in mud then your discs will soon get heavily scorred and then they eat your pads, I even got little stones jammed in between the callipers and the discs. | ||
| Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 178 Registered: 10-2002 |
The disco is heavy so it will eat through pads a little more than the average car. It all depends on your driving habits. I see people that drive with their left foot on the brake all the time and I am sure they go through pads every couple 1k miles. City or rural driving is a big factor along with the terrain whether its mountains or flat, etc. I drove mine for 10k miles after purchasing before I needed to change the pads. Mine was dealer maintained at every interval in the LR Passport until I bought it at 112k miles but haven't looked to see how long the pads were on before I bought it. It really simple to change the pads yourself. Just make sure its an organic/ceramic pad and not a semi-metallic. The rear pads rarely have to be changed. New front pads average $50-70 a set. | ||
| Danno (Danno) Member Username: Danno Post Number: 211 Registered: 08-2002 |
i've change my pads once and i'm at approx. 150k miles | ||
| Matt Olson (Matt) New Member Username: Matt Post Number: 4 Registered: 03-2003 |
My experience has been 35K for the fronts, and 70K for the rears. | ||
| Mark Devereux (Groupw) New Member Username: Groupw Post Number: 34 Registered: 12-2002 |
Mine look like about 60K. Changed them for the first time there, now at 92K with about 3/4 of the material left. Manual transmission. | ||
| gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 1951 Registered: 10-2001 |
45-50k for me. | ||
| Tim Ballard (Tballard) New Member Username: Tballard Post Number: 19 Registered: 03-2002 |
I'm averaging about 30 K on the fronts,(just put on my 3rd set, w/rotors at 93K) although my mechanic tells me that here in LA people who do a lot of around town driving get significantly less. |
