About to take a 1900 mile trip to the happiest place on earth (Disney World) and am thinking of replacing the pads/rotors. They have 110k on them and have never been replaced as far as I know. I have a slight wheel shimmy at 75 mph and I think I feel faint pulsing in the pedal, i was going to get them turned but figured it might be better to just get new pads/rotors. Vatozone has them for $35.99/rotor and $25.99/pads

Yes/No?

 

What do you want to get out of your brakes? Just OEM performance? Maybe a slight upgrade?

 

the shimmy at 75mph maybe need an alignment; if they have 110k on them i probably would've changed them a long time ago but that's just my opinion.

 

My opinion, Spend money on brakes! They are the most important parts on a car. I would replace the rotors and pads, but don't cheap out on brakes. I was eatin rotors a while back and was goin to a weekend car show in OC. Yu don't wanna cruise around then grind to a salty stop in front of every1 and I already spent all my money on the hotel and liqour so I cheaped out and bought cheap brakes. I bought brakes (rotors and pads) from Autozone for around the same price and the are noisey as hell. Now I'm ridin round hearing my pads grab when I brake. Hope this helps.

 

wheel shimmy at 75 while driving = wheels out of balance. wheel shimmy at 75 while braking = rotors out of round (needs resurfacing).

at 110k you probably need brakes. i would rec doing it before your road trip.

if you just want factory performance get the factory pads and get the stock rotors resurfaced. the stock pads aren't that much more than crappy aftermarket autozone or kragen/o' reilly pads.

normally you can get a rotor resurfaced 2-3 times before having to discard them depending on how warped they are. as long as they are above the minimum specs on the back side of the rotors after they are resurfaced you are good.

 

110K on brakes? I'm betting they've been replaced before.

 

Yah no way 110 on brakes if u took it to get worked on they had to change them. Unless you just do all highway driving and never hit your brakes......

 

Stick with OEM its probably going to run you about $100 a rotor and $50 for a set of pads. So for brakes all around its $400 in rotors and $100 in pads.

 

Say NO to Autozone brake pads. Get yourself some better pads. My Axxis pads wore out and I decided to go to Autozone to get some cheap replacements ..the performance is horrible. When these wear out I'll be switching back. As someone said..don't cheap out!

 

amazon had the rear oem Brembo brakes for 20 bucks a piece but that was for the rears

 

im rockin autozone pads right now. I like them a lot better then the TRDs I was rockin. No noise or dust and they grab when they need to grab...

 

Autozone pads are fine for typical OEM replacement. Anyone who needs performance pads should look at a different compound pad other than an OEM style, especially if you are doing some autox or simple trackdays. And the magical secret to proper pad performance isn't what pads you purchase, but how they are bed-in and if the rotors aren't warped.

Essential commuting:
-Autozone pads will be ok and give you a lifetime warranty
-Toyota OEM replacements will be ok and obviously less warranty and more dough, but might make you feel warm and cozy knowing you have OEM pads on your car

 

110k on brakes? impossible lol

 

Maybe he does a lot of engine braking, or doesn't drive like a maniac.

I would go ahead and replace them before the road trip. If you are getting a wheel shimmy during braking, that usually means that your rotors are warped. You don't want to take a 2000 miles trip on warped rotors.

 

Even with a lot of engine braking theres literally almost no way in hell you can get 110K out of stock pads and brakes. And how does "Driving like a maniac" mean excessive brake wear? I don't know many maniacs that ride there brakes.

 

People who step on it from every light only to slam on their brakes in 50 yards at the next red.

As for engine braking, I hardly use my brakes most of the time, I barely tap them to get my car to a complete stop most of the time. I don't know if they would last me 110k miles, but it certainly is plausible.

 

I'm telling you from seeing hundreds of brake pads and rotors over the years, they won't. Their simply not designed to last that long. 50-60K, yes 110K, def. not. Even with engine braking you still use a lot of brakes to stop a vehicle. Only way you could get that many miles out of brakes is pure highway with very little stopping.

 

Maybe, I won't argue. I was just saying to me it seems believable. Whether or not it's possible I don't know.

 

I have a 2005 Scion TC and it has over 90k. I bought it with 25k. I have never done any brake work on it at all. It now has a shimmy when I brake (sometimes). I am planning to replace pads and rotors. When I took them apart the pads hardly look worn, and rotors look good as well. I will take rotors in to have them checked, but looking for other possibilities.

 

shimmy = ?? u mean rapid pulsating / shaking of your vehicle? most times you can't visually inspect and deem rotors as WARPED. you need a shop or else just get new ones basically if that is the case.