I had an 87 Nissan Maxima ("the 4dr sports car") and the rears wore out 3
times in 140K while the fronts were not half gone by the time #1 son wiped
out the car.
Mike Allendorfer
96 Impala (the taxi driver)
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Allan Mitchell <nokones@ix.netcom.com>
To: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
Cc: Greg Umbay <greg_umbay@yahoo.com>; Bay Area Autocross
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: brake bias
> Yes, the fronts usually do work harder than the rears and that is why
> the front calipers are larger than the rears on most cars. The rear
> wearing more than the front is not unusal on some cars. The Camaros will
> wear 2-to-1 on the rear compared to the fronts. Its not a big deal.
>
> James Creasy wrote:
> >
> > is that what you saw, or what they told you? ive been told all sorts of
> > weird things about my brake pads at service places. but usually the
rear
> > pads basically never wear out in my experience.
> >
> > -James Creasy
> > Slip Angle Racing www.klio.net/cobra
> > BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Greg Umbay <greg_umbay@yahoo.com>
> > To: Bay Area Autocross <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 8:52 AM
> > Subject: brake bias
> >
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> > >
> > >
> > > I am a bit confused. I just recieved my A4 Avant back from it's 15K
> > service and the rear brake pads were down to 50% and the front pads were
at
> > 70% remaining. I thought that the front brakes do most of the stopping.
I
> > had expected that the fronts would be more worn. Are there any other
Audi
> > A4 owners who have the same situation. The car is 100% showroom stock,
> > never been autoXed or out on open track. Just my wife's daily driver.
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > <P>I am a bit confused. I just recieved my A4 Avant back from
it's
> > 15K service and the rear brake pads were down to 50% and the front pads
were
> > at 70% remaining. I thought that the front brakes do most of the
> > stopping. I had expected that the fronts would be more worn.
Are
> > there any other Audi A4 owners who have the same situation. The
car is
> > 100% showroom stock, never been autoXed or out on open track. Just
my
> > wife's daily driver.</P>
> > >
> >
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