jules Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Well the Range Rover needed all new pads all round after Slab common last weekend. Not that it's a new thing as the site is well known for increasing your brake wear massively So as above spent most of Saturday morning replacing the pads all round anyone else in the same boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Jules I went through three sets last year in my off roader, And did only 1100 miles , And Ive never been to Slab. I used lockheed pads , but I think regardless of the quality of pads they still wont stand up to a grinding paste of sandy muddy slop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young bobtail Rhys Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Yep, my rangie eats brake pads. It all depands on what type of mud you are driving through. I usually drive on sand or gloopy mud so when the sand mixes with water it turns into grinding paste which the attacks your pads Sometimes in the winter when I am out motocross, the bad weather can cause the mud to eat the pads and will wear away a brand new set of pads to the metal in 6hrs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 My friend John reported excessive brake wear on the back axle of his J**p after a trip to Broxhead Common on the 27th - he had to replace the rear shoes. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Blimey Chris ! You got a freind with a J**p , Id keep that one quiete . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Blimey Chris ! You got a freind with a J**p , Id keep that one quiete . He has a Landrover and a Range Rover too, so he is not all bad. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 :-) welcome to the joys of Slab common sand! At least disk pads last longer than drum brake shoes do! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Haven't actually checked mine but it stops OK at the moment. Got the sand out of my clutch that's the main thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Haven't actually checked mine but it stops OK at the moment. Got the sand out of my clutch that's the main thing Drove home, got to Hindhead, shoved foot on brakes and winced Drove the rest of the way on the gearbox After cleaning it (about 4 hours) removed wheels and set of pads all around 2x rears to almost nothing, fronts not far behind. ALL pads were new before the AWDC day of thee 27th, so that day plus the SLRC 30th was a set of pads in two events Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_a Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Slab common ate: my pads my alternator my bearings my power steering pump on an event a while ago. We were driving like looneys (safely I am sure ) but it was still a bit of a shock at the repair bill after a 3 day event. God it was a good weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJIbex Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Try running a set of harder compound pads; like mintex 1144's, more expensive than standard pads but stop better and seem to last better in the sandy gloop. They can squeak a bit though at low road speed on light braking. I used to get about 4-6k out of the rears & 8-10k on the fronts. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Try running a set of harder compound pads; like mintex 1144's, more expensive than standard pads but stop better and seem to last better in the sandy gloop. They can squeak a bit though at low road speed on light braking. I used to get about 4-6k out of the rears & 8-10k on the fronts.Mark. 4-6K Think I managed about 180 miles in total on this set ! I already have a squeak - anyone daft enough to sit in my passenger seat on or off road At around £10 pair F or R for Mintex I can live with it, I don't think drilled and slotted (and vented on the front) helps at all Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebill1 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 4-6KThink I managed about 180 miles in total on this set ! I already have a squeak - anyone daft enough to sit in my passenger seat on or off road At around £10 pair F or R for Mintex I can live with it, I don't think drilled and slotted (and vented on the front) helps at all Nige Is it Mr. Kwik Fit that offers disc pads for the life of the vehicle, could be an interesting idea to try and yes I know Slab common and its pad eating ways very well, I'm afraid there just aint no answer to to the abresive qualities of sand and goo, if there is I and the rest of the universe don't know it so all I do is use my Halfrauds trade card a good deal and change them very very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I'll bet that there is a catch with these "free brake pads forever" offers. Like they will insist on changing, and charging for, discs, pads, calipers, cylinders etc. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 The Racer would only use a set of pads a year... but thats only about 800miles tops I could only get GP ones at short notice and the range had the pads it cam with in it. Stunning told me I would need pads if I was oing to Slab, Next time it will be EBC blacks as I normaly use in my trucks...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Nige, a set of pads in 2 days - Your not trying hard enough. The last time my 90 was driven it had a new set of pads on the Saturday and when I got home on the Sunday they were into the metal. One day all gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2hotdog Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Slindon is similar - trashed all 4 drums on my old series in a day there One of the reasons for changing my rear axle to a discs - I tend to try and steer clear of deep liquid muddy holes! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bertha Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The pads in my Rangie have so far lasted a record breaking 2 years!! Luckily for me the pads in the Freebie didn't take too much of a hammering as Slab... but thats mainly because it didn't leave the car park too much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 The pads in my Rangie have so far lasted a record breaking 2 years!! Luckily for me the pads in the Freebie didn't take too much of a hammering as Slab... but thats mainly because it didn't leave the car park too much!! Has the rangy moved in that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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