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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice
I picked up brake pads from Khail and installed them on the VUE tonight. The passenger front was at about 1/8th inch but the driver front was worn quite a bit more. So much in fact that the inside pad had just started to grind against the rotor. Is it typical for pads to wear unevenly or does it depend on driving habits?
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The uneven wear is probably either from the compound of the pad (wears quicker on the leading edge where more heat is generated), or from the calipers flexing causing uneven pressure on the pad. Thats one of the biggest issues with stock or low end calipers is the flex. Thats why you see the big mono-block and billet calipers on race cars, that way every ounce of pressure generated by the system goes into putting pressure on the pads. Any flex in the caliper is wasted energy.