Rear brake pads wear out first

Kenwoodturbo · 09-11-2015, 04:39 AM

I have, my DD accord is this way. Not sure if 370z works the same or has the same issues but here is why accord does it. As part of the stability control system Honda uses the rear brakes and a yaw sensor to keep the car level when braking. So under faster stops when the sensor sees the weight transfer from rear to front it adjusts brake bias more to rear and car remains "level". In the accord instance the rear brakes were undersized for this type of duty. Mine blow through a set of rear pads around 25k where I can go close to 100k on fronts. Cheap o Honda, instead of fixing correctly with bigger caliper/pad/rotor out back instead just keep revising pad componds after class action lawsuit until the revision 4 pad setup would last just long enough to be acceptable. I and most people still only get about 30k out of the revised version, but most myself included won't drop thousands into a right sized BBK for a low HP econobox.

Kamillio · 09-11-2015, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

That definitely isn't right. I can't imagine that was caused by a lodged rock or something. But maybe.

I would still have the dealer look at it if it's under warranty. If they balk, don't let them. Tell them that brake pads should last for years, and this is a safety issue not caused by normal wear. They are responsible. Unless of course it was a rock

No rocks, cause I checked the pads.

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Originally Posted by maxdriver

I was told they will need replacement also. I can't recall having a car in the past where the rear brakes and rotors wore out first....?

I can't recall one like that either. And it seems like no one else has this problem with 370z that I personally talked to or on here who track their cars too.

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Originally Posted by Kenwoodturbo

I have, my DD accord is this way. Not sure if 370z works the same or has the same issues but here is why accord does it. As part of the stability control system Honda uses the rear brakes and a yaw sensor to keep the car level when braking. So under faster stops when the sensor sees the weight transfer from rear to front it adjusts brake bias more to rear and car remains "level". In the accord instance the rear brakes were undersized for this type of duty. Mine blow through a set of rear pads around 25k where I can go close to 100k on fronts. Cheap o Honda, instead of fixing correctly with bigger caliper/pad/rotor out back instead just keep revising pad componds after class action lawsuit until the revision 4 pad setup would last just long enough to be acceptable. I and most people still only get about 30k out of the revised version, but most myself included won't drop thousands into a right sized BBK for a low HP econobox.

It's possible, but I haven't heard many others here having this problem. Unless it just wasn't voiced before.

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09-11-2015, 04:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kenwoodturbo Base Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 124 Drives: 13 Nismo Rep Power: 12	I have, my DD accord is this way. Not sure if 370z works the same or has the same issues but here is why accord does it. As part of the stability control system Honda uses the rear brakes and a yaw sensor to keep the car level when braking. So under faster stops when the sensor sees the weight transfer from rear to front it adjusts brake bias more to rear and car remains "level". In the accord instance the rear brakes were undersized for this type of duty. Mine blow through a set of rear pads around 25k where I can go close to 100k on fronts. Cheap o Honda, instead of fixing correctly with bigger caliper/pad/rotor out back instead just keep revising pad componds after class action lawsuit until the revision 4 pad setup would last just long enough to be acceptable. I and most people still only get about 30k out of the revised version, but most myself included won't drop thousands into a right sized BBK for a low HP econobox.