pman6

I remember I got the front brakes replaced under some service bulletin.
And 20k miles later, they're worn out. I don't drive hard, nor do I brake hard.

Also, 50k rated continental DWS tires only have <20k miles on them, and have only 2/11" of usable tread left.

Tires and brakes. Only 50000 miles on my car, and gonna need 3rd set of tires and brakes soon.

potatomon

Nah man brakes last forever you're just doing something wrong

Pads can last a long long time

gs350fan

Continental tires wear fast, but these cars may be a bit hard on tires.

ibidu1

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First off the DWS tire is trash, I spent a long time trying to chase wear issues with them. If your wear pattern is nice and flat thats good, if you have some uneven wear or toe damage on them you may have a worn bushing.

Who told you the brakes are worn? Was it the dealer? I have close to 70k miles on my front pads. You might be driving your car really hard

pman6

The last 20k miles have been mostly local, that's why the brakes are worn so soon.

Oh, and the OEM brake pads eat the rotors real fast.

So I need new rotors, brakes, and tires at 50k on the odometer.

I thought the DWS would last more than 30k miles at least, but they're no better than the original dunlops that came with the car.

ibidu1

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I run raybestos pads on oem rotors, I have 80 k miles on my front pads, and 185k miles on the rotors. Both are still good!

I had issues with the DWS and they didnt last maybe the same as your 20k miles. I switched to a standard Michelin nothing crazy, and I rotate and balance. I have close to 40k mile on them now, and look to have over half tread. The DWS gave me uneven wear!

I wonder if you might have a caliper stuck frozen giving you this wear. Because a worn caliper can give wear on the rotors and pads, and also the tires. If you have drag, I would inspect that.

pman6

Sounds like you do mostly highway driving.

I'll look into michelin next time, but I had bad experience with michelins mxv4 massive hairline cracking along the sidewall on my other car.
On the internet, michelin has a reputation for dry rot cracking.

You're supposed to drive the car to squeeze the ozone protectant to the surface, but with my low miles, I would have massive cracking.

The continentals never had sidewall cracking even with the super low miles I drive.

I don't have stuck calipers, because both front rotors are worn out, and the likelihood that both calipers are stuck is super rare.

gs350fan

Michelin cracks, I have to get new tires for my explorer soon. Protectant wouldn't help, it is between the treads. They won't even warranty it, they have a chart that they use to deny warranty.

I had Contis on a Grand Marquis they lasted 1/2 the advertised life.

pman6

yeah I just searched the web today, and seems like michelin cracking is still a problem.

I was thinking about using 303 aerospace protectant, but your experience, and what a hassle it is to upkeep, I'll pass, and stick with Continental for one more round.
I don't need snow tires in Socal, so maybe I'll go for summer tires.

sha4000

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I had DWS and they only lasted about 37k with 95% highway driving.

pman6

I do 95% city driving, so the turns and stop starts really kill the tread.

I guess that is to be expected. I keep it at 35psi, but the middle section is more worn than the shoulders, so maybe I should let out some air.

verly6565

have you lost your mind tires are tires ...blaming the car is ridiculous .mine is a 2010 and im on my second set in nine years