omnitonic
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- Michael
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- Southwest Virginia
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- 2021 JLU Willys in Sarge Green
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- truck driver
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My '21 JLU is in the shop getting a set of 4.56 gears. I got a call from the guy telling me my rear brakes are shot. I hadn't even really paid attention to the condition of my brakes yet, as the Jeep only has 12,000 miles on the clock. The factory brakes on my Ford truck lasted 100,000 miles.
I realize the set of 315/70R17s I have on there will eat brakes faster, but this fast?
I guess it's possible. I go wheeling through mud puddles in an area where the soil is very sandy. Sandy soil on the rotors could be eating the pads faster than normal. The heavy wheels and tires will eat the pads faster than normal. But this fast?
I have the "HD brakes," which seems to be the most heavy duty brake option the factory offers. I figured they would be fine on the 35s for at least a couple three years. At this rate, I'll be doing two sets a year. Wow!
So are there any third-party options that would do better? (I'm limited to 17" wheels, because I have way too much invested in wheels and tires) Is it a question that the factory HD brakes aren't heavy duty enough to cope with the unsprung mass of the heavy tires, or is it a question that wheeling in sandy mud water just carries a penalty? Maybe it's just because I go off a steep mountain just about every weekend? (I've certainly taken the Jeep up in the mountains more in 21,000 miles than I took the truck in 100,000.)
I do know it's not my driving style in general. I tend to be braking a mile before other people see that something is going on ahead. I brake at stop lights smoothly. My wife used to drive me nuts flying at stopped traffic at 70 mph until the last second, and then barely stopping in time. Driving like that is what I would expect to kill the brakes.
I realize the set of 315/70R17s I have on there will eat brakes faster, but this fast?
I guess it's possible. I go wheeling through mud puddles in an area where the soil is very sandy. Sandy soil on the rotors could be eating the pads faster than normal. The heavy wheels and tires will eat the pads faster than normal. But this fast?
I have the "HD brakes," which seems to be the most heavy duty brake option the factory offers. I figured they would be fine on the 35s for at least a couple three years. At this rate, I'll be doing two sets a year. Wow!
So are there any third-party options that would do better? (I'm limited to 17" wheels, because I have way too much invested in wheels and tires) Is it a question that the factory HD brakes aren't heavy duty enough to cope with the unsprung mass of the heavy tires, or is it a question that wheeling in sandy mud water just carries a penalty? Maybe it's just because I go off a steep mountain just about every weekend? (I've certainly taken the Jeep up in the mountains more in 21,000 miles than I took the truck in 100,000.)
I do know it's not my driving style in general. I tend to be braking a mile before other people see that something is going on ahead. I brake at stop lights smoothly. My wife used to drive me nuts flying at stopped traffic at 70 mph until the last second, and then barely stopping in time. Driving like that is what I would expect to kill the brakes.
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