Front And Rear Brakes Do Not Need To Be Replaced Together

The reason for this is that your front brakes actually do most of the work.

Front and rear brakes do not need to be replaced together.

Although it is recommended by ford to replace all four wheel brakes at the same time for safety your idea. Listen for grinding or unusual noises in the rear brakes when you come to a stop. But that s not necessarily true about all four brake pads. We are often asked why brake discs cannot be replaced without replacing the pads at the same time.

On a 2000 ford explorer the brake system is front disk and rear drum brakes. In most cars 70 percent of the braking comes from the front brakes. The main reason is that if you don t replace brake discs and pads together your brand new discs will wear unevenly and can get damaged. There are a few reasons why we recommend replacing the brake pads when having a brake disc replacement done.

The best way to determine the condition of your rotors and brake pads is to examine all of them at the same time. Unless something s really wrong one should be wearing out at about the same rate as the other. Usually the front brakes need to be replaced before the rear brakes but there are exceptions to any situation. Well first you absolutely should replace both front or both rear brake pads at the same time.

One of the keys to knowing when you should change the rear brakes on your vehicle is to determine if they are wearing out. Aggressive driving and braking however may require the rotors to be replaced along with your brake pads every time. Your brake pads wear at significantly different rates when comparing the fronts to the rears. As long as you have both front disk brake pads replaced and rotors turned or replaced as well it should be fine to complete the rear brakes shortly after.

For the front disc when either side of the braking surface is worn more than 1mm. Front pads wear faster. Typically you would need to replace your brake pads a couple of times before you need new rotors.