yeah no kidding lol 5K would suck bad... brakes once a month? lol

the last pads i had on my ram got be from 99k-148k

 

I think he does mean 50k

Wish my girl would go 100K miles before a brake job. I think her average is about 35k on her little Honda! (Scary to ride with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

Do you feel like you need that extra brake pedal they put in driver's ed cars? lol

 

I fell that even that pedal with the OH S*** handle and all the bubble wrap in the world is not enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If your rear brakes are not working right you will be stopping the truck with just the front brakes and making it work twice as hard and twice as hot, heating and cooling causes the cracking any part of the brake system that is not up to par will cause adverse effects on the rest.

Also another thing if you like splashing through puddles that can also cause your cracking

And yes I meant 5k on the pads, go through shoes in about 10k not worn out but enough that my parking brake has a hard time grabbing and the shoes are starting to crack.

I have 2500 calipers and wheel cylinders and I think my 5500 pound truck is a corvette, I put the breaking system through hell and most people that ride with me understand why I replace pads so often.

Brakes are one thing I pay attention to detail about, and would take my truck up against most vehicles its size, locking up the front tires and slideing to a stop can be done if needed and has saved me a few times.

My dad got 40k a set of pads when he drove the truck

 

Something's bad wrong there, man. Find it and fix it!

 

my brakes are working fine in the front and rear... i haven't looked at my rear brakes... maybe there cracked or idk... i'm just gonna swap the fronts for new ones and then once i get my taxes i'm gonna do slotted rotors on all corners and some top end EBC brake pads and see if tht helps thanks for the help... tho

 

I recently had a caliper seize up on the rear of my WJ. Took out the pads and rotor. The pads were red from heat and basically crumbling when I took them out. The other side looked good although the caliper was real rusty. Pads on that side had about 70% after being on 40k miles.

I went ahead and replaced both rear calipers, rotors and went with ceramic pads. Cost was right around $300 after tax ($305 to be exact). All parts were from Autozone and all have lifetime warranty...

 

Maybe your calipers are dragging or wheel bearings are bad, either one of those happening could get the brakes hot. My truck has nearly 175k miles, bought it new, and I've replaced the front pads once. Granted, I don't generally slam the brakes on or ride in the mud for entertainment purposes. I know you said you replaced the calipers, sometimes a rubber brake line can collapse after it gets old and hold a little pressure on the brakes even when brakes are not applied. Might want to jack it up and spin the wheels just to check, if you haven't already.

 

nothing hung up..i jacked it up and checked everything