Rear Pad Replacement

kenchan · 03-24-2015, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by imjello

Correct me if I am wrong please, is the traction control brake ( and engine )operated? Could excessive use of the vdc with hard driving effect pad loss? Just a huntch

yep, i think it does. my rears wear faster than the fronts on my G. but i scratch my head because i dont use VDC...

kenchan · 03-24-2015, 05:52 PM

VDC are for wimps.

Shadowfax65 · 03-28-2015, 01:14 PM

Ouch! thats insane. I had my rears done at Firestone, for $110 on a service special which applied to base model non sport btw, (they would not have extended that price to a Sport package). That's with resurfacing the rotors and new stock pads. But the stock rotors if needed are only about $65 ea. and pads about $40 so these guys wanna whack you approximately $400 in labor!?!?!

Shadowfax65 · 03-28-2015, 01:17 PM

My rears went at 45k, still got the fronts at 51k. I bought the car with 25K so I don't know how much the previous owner used the VDC. I only leave it on in the wet so, most of my driving is with it off. But, yeah I guess the VDC could use up rears faster than fronts if you leave it on

JARblue · 03-28-2015, 02:01 PM

My thought is with VDC off, the ABLS still actives braking during wheel slip. But it's very easy to over power, so that's what leads me to believe it is light braking and shouldn't wear down the rears super quick. I wheel slip a lot and I do not have any issues with the rear pad wear.

It sounds like some think that VDC on brakes when you start to lose traction. But I believe the engine just cuts power. I don't think VDC on actually brakes... It does brake. That's also ABLS's job, which it does regardless of whether VDC is on or off.

Spooler · 03-28-2015, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

My thought is with VDC off, the ABLS still actives braking during wheel slip. But it's very easy to over power, so that's what leads me to believe it is light braking and shouldn't wear down the rears super quick. I wheel slip a lot and I do not have any issues with the rear pad wear.

It sounds like some think that VDC on brakes when you start to lose traction. But I believe the engine just cuts power. I don't think VDC on actually brakes... that's ABLS job, which it does regardless of whether VDC is on or off.

It really depends on the driver. Get someone who does not know how to drive properly and it will activate more wearing the pads more. It is actually the same for brakes in general. Some folks can wear them down in 20K miles and others they are good to over 50K. I am talking about on the street, not the track. VDC does activate the brakes, especially the rear. Even though you turn off VDC, it is never really off.

JARblue · 03-28-2015, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

VDC does activate the brakes, especially the rear.

OK gotcha, so VDC does brake hard when it is on and activated. I hate when I forget to turn it off and it causes the whole car to lurch when I try to accelerate quickly. Leaving my neighborhood pulling out onto a 60 mph 3 lane road can be a bit nerve wracking when VDC cuts engine power and brakes for me

Spooler · 03-28-2015, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

OK gotcha, so VDC does brake hard when it is on and activated. I hate when I forget to turn it off and it causes the whole car to lurch when I try to accelerate quickly. Leaving my neighborhood pulling out onto a 60 mph 3 lane road can be a bit nerve wracking when VDC cuts engine power and brakes for me

Yeap, it messed up my powerslide and about put me in the ditch. At that point, I started hating it...

JARblue · 03-28-2015, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Yeap, it messed up my powerslide and about put me in the ditch. At that point, I started hating it...

lol I've always hated it... but I have to leave it on sometimes. To keep my tire wear in check

03-24-2015, 05:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	VDC are for wimps. imjello likes this.

03-28-2015, 02:01 PM	#20 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	My thought is with VDC off, the ABLS still actives braking during wheel slip. But it's very easy to over power, so that's what leads me to believe it is light braking and shouldn't wear down the rears super quick. I wheel slip a lot and I do not have any issues with the rear pad wear. It sounds like some think that VDC on brakes when you start to lose traction. But I believe the engine just cuts power. I don't think VDC on actually brakes... It does brake. That's also ABLS's job, which it does regardless of whether VDC is on or off. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \| Last edited by JARblue; 03-28-2015 at 07:07 PM.

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03-28-2015, 01:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
Shadowfax65 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 3 Drives: 09 370Z White 6 spd Rep Power: 11	Ouch! thats insane. I had my rears done at Firestone, for $110 on a service special which applied to base model non sport btw, (they would not have extended that price to a Sport package). That's with resurfacing the rotors and new stock pads. But the stock rotors if needed are only about $65 ea. and pads about $40 so these guys wanna whack you approximately $400 in labor!?!?!

03-28-2015, 01:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
Shadowfax65 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 3 Drives: 09 370Z White 6 spd Rep Power: 11	My rears went at 45k, still got the fronts at 51k. I bought the car with 25K so I don't know how much the previous owner used the VDC. I only leave it on in the wet so, most of my driving is with it off. But, yeah I guess the VDC could use up rears faster than fronts if you leave it on