Brakes with 100K+ miles

[SunGod916]

To add to the thread, I purchased my car in Jan 2002, have put about 65,000 miles on it, and I have never changed the pads.
I had them checked and they were at 40%.

[PTSOLARA]

I finally replaced my front brake pads at 123K miles. The rear pads still have 50% to go. I have a 1999 Solara and had it brand new since 1998. I have never seen or heard other cars' brakes pads hat can last more than 100k.

One of the local mechanics didn't believe it until he took out my wheels and look.

[ezshift5]

....2k Solara ..just had 75k service; paperwork sez 4mm left on pads. ...should have asked for a translation into per cent...........

.....help in converting mm to per cent appreciated big time..........ez

[SpeedSTARs]

Did you all replace your stock rotors with the same size aftermarket, or did you all replace the rotors and pads with bigger/beefier ones?

Which manufacturers are considered some of the best for aftermarket rotors? I'd like to keep the same stock size.

I replaced the stock rotors with Brembo replacements (rather than stock due mainly to cost). The pads i'm currently using for the fronts are the Hawk HPS pads. and the rears are occupied by the ceramic Akebono ProACTs. THey bite pretty good and the positive thing about them is that they leave very little brake dust behind verse stock pads.

-G D guy