Hey Everyone,

I have a 2005 Ram 1500 QC 4x4 5.7L SLT 20" wheels all that good stuff...

I am wondering what a reasonalbe expectaion is for the stock break pads on my truck are...I have almost 37K on there now...the only thing i tow was a U haul trailor 3 times...

other than that its mostly just a daily driver

Thanks everyone!

 

Moved to 3rd gen ram section.

 

"Back in the day", disc brakes were touted to last 100K. Real-world is somewhat less than that. Too many variables to guess here. Pull one or both front wheels and check the pads. Look at the rotors for signs of excess heat. I expect to get 55K-70K from the pads on my truck currently. My 300C needs a brake job at 30K, 'cause my wife likes to hurry up to stop, so she pounces on the pedal at the last possible moment. If it does need pads, ceramic are well worth the extra few bucks.

 

When I was married, my wife "ATE" brake pads on her Grand Cherokee's! I've replaced fronts in as little as 21k miles and even though from her first one in 1994 through 2004 when we got divorced, she got a new Jeep every 3 years, I never made it to trade in time without having to replace them. Sad thing is, she rarely averaged over 15k a year, even though we almost always used her Jeeps when we went out together and always used them on vacations.
That said, last time I changed my oil and rotated my tires on the truck, my fronts looked to have about 70% life left on them and I had about 36k on my truck then...

 

Sweet...This truck is significantly heavier than my old one so I didnt know how that would affect break life...that truck needed pads/rotors at about 50k

 

I still have the originals on mine, but plan to change them out this summer, whther they need it or not, and ceramics are well worth it!!! Just make sure you break them in right

 

god i want teh Ceramics just for the decreased break dust! haha