Question rear brake life???

[iracemine]

Hey, I found now the second stuck caliper on my truck. This time it was in the rear of the truck. I bleed my brakes once a year to hopefully prevent stuff like this. BUT on the other side I found those pads where pretty low.

Question is now that I am towing to the race tracks much more regularly do rear pads where that much quicker?

 

[DaveBen]

Sure, there is more weight on the rears and the truck in general.

Dave

 

[jpringle83]

Sure, there is more weight on the rears and the truck in general.

Dave

Bias is significantly more towards the front so generally the fronts should wear faster but a stuck caliper can and will cause pads and rotors for that matter to wear unevenly.

 

[iracemine]

welp, I did up grade the rears to the "gold severe duty". But I just figured that the same rule of all the weight still goes to the front axle. I guess I will have to keep a eye on the rears much more than usual during racing season.