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Replying to: ccordasco (May 07, 2005 3:31 pm)
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Replying to: dimak (Oct 13, 2005 11:59 pm) That's for any car (unless hybrids do something different with their regenerative braking systems), according to one of our Tech Center articles. I don't understand why the FX would be any different, especially in view of the bad rear shocks and bias switch comments as possible causes? Steve, Host
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 14, 2005 8:29 am) dimak, kudos for not letting a total lack of knowledge and/or understanding get in the way of responding to a 5 month old post. Just to reassure those few folks out there who may not have immediately thrown the BS flag, having a rear-drive car is no reason to expect the rear pads to wear out significantly quicker than the fronts. For the record, my OEM pads survived somewhere in the neighborhood of 30,000 miles, and exhibited about equal wear front and rear - probably around half pad thickness left (before a day on track, but that's a different issue...) I wouldn't think there would be much support for replacing pads under warranty at 29k unless you could demonstrate that something was clearly malfunctioning. Some possible explanations that spring to mind: - Front brakes may need to be bled. If they've got air in the lines, the rears could be doing the brunt of the stopping work. Since the rear pads and rotors are smaller than the fronts, they would wear very quickly if they didn't have any help. - If you're using the traction/stability control a lot (either by driving in slippery conditions or really pushing it on pavement), the brakes could be seeing heavy use just to keep everything pointing the right way. - This one's a little more speculative, but could it be from braking too lightly? I would assume the front/rear brakes are sized to see approximately equal wear under moderate braking, with a fair amount of weight transfer, so the fronts see the 60-90% of the work as referenced by Steve. If you're "riding" the brakes, all four would see approximately equal load. The fronts are much larger and better able to dissipate heat, so the rears would probably wear faster. I'd be interested in opinions on this one (preferably from someone who knows a bit more than me, and hopefully more substantive than "You've never driven a car with an orange interior before - orange interiors wear out rear brakes.") |
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 14, 2005 8:29 am) ...Not sure why they did this...and not sure if the increase in electronic brake force distribution system will change or continue this "design" feature.
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Replying to: nmp (Oct 14, 2005 4:04 pm) FWD minivans are notorious for relying mostly on the front brakes, and I figured that Plymouth was trying to get a few thousand miles out of the front brakes that way but I think really it was a safety thing to keep the rear end from swinging around in a panic stop. My friend at Midas who fixed it had never seen one before. In 90,000 miles, I never replaced the rear brakes on that van, and I haven't done the rears on my current van which has 105,000 miles on it. But all were/are drums on the rear wheels. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that Lexus has something like a brake proportioning valve. But I still bet more than half the braking is from the front brakes. Sounds like a good weekend project for some owner to figure out.  Steve, Host |
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| I'm nearly at 45,000 miles on my FX45, and still on the original pads. They still feel good, stop well and no squeaks. I'm going to have them checked on my next service appointment. | |
| its brand new (2000 miles) but it started pretty much right away, they dont squeel all the time just random times. anyone else expeirence this? | |
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details are here: chikoo, "Infiniti FX45 / FX35: Prices Paid & Buying Experience" #951, 20 Oct 2005 11:11 am |
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Replying to: dante (Sep 26, 2005 4:45 pm) The dealer has had no better luck. |
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Replying to: JBaumgart (Sep 26, 2005 6:43 pm) Love my FX 45 but my wife's Concorde with front wheel drive, traction control and "normal" ALL SEASONS is my chocie in the snow. How can INFINIT show those wretched commercials with FX's and G35's runnning through the snow?? (Actually, the G35's smaller tires are better in the snow than the $10K more expensive FX 45!!!!) 
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