Meanie Brake Pad Replacement

[kingofwings]

Getting about that time, was wondering...OEM or aftermarket?

[Spok]

lately my pads are starting to squeek..funny that just before the summer started, they looked like they had lots of life on them, going to have to get on my knees and use my flashlight to see if there are any wear notches left...

last year before red lodge, i bought a set of oem front pads from my dealer, need to get a set of rear....figure if i get 23k on them so far..they are good enough to go back with..

also, something to consider, what is the life of the rotors? should we be inspecting them for wear (dumb question...but are the rotors a one use rotor can the be turned like cars?..probably not hey?)

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[Targetbuster]

Getting about that time, was wondering...OEM or aftermarket?

What ever you get just make sure they are organic not sintered. I put EBC on mine and they seemed fine.

[Targetbuster]

what is the life of the rotors? should we be inspecting them for wear (dumb question...but are the rotors a one use rotor can the be turned like cars?..probably not hey?)i

I think the micrometer answers this question and I don't believe they are turnable.

[woodchucks800]

also, something to consider, what is the life of the rotors? should we be inspecting them for wear (dumb question...but are the rotors a one use rotor can the be turned like cars?..probably not hey?)

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The life will have more to do with how hard you use the brakes. The rotors are a one shot rotor, when there worn the done. How smooth do they feel? if there 's any wear grooves on them then there about done. I went through the front one around 20,000 miles but i also replaced the pads with the harder ebc pads ( don't recall what there called) . They do last longer but at the expense of your rotor. New rotors will cost around 240 bucks but you can get a ebc aftermarket floating rotor for arond 200 bucks, thats what I went with( I got mine from Jim for too good of a price to post on here). I'll post a pic of the ebc rotor after I delete some attachments and find the pic.

[kingofwings]

What ever you get just make sure they are organic not sintered. I put EBC on mine and they seemed fine.

Makes sense.... softer pads won't hurt the rotors. Easier (and cheaper I imagine) to change the pads a little more often then have to change the rotors with harder pads.

[Spok]

The life will have more to do with how hard you use the brakes. The rotors are a one shot rotor, when there worn the done. How smooth do they feel? if there 's any wear grooves on them then there about done. I went through the front one around 20,000 miles but i also replaced the pads with the harder ebc pads ( don't recall what there called) . They do last longer but at the expense of your rotor. New rotors will cost around 240 bucks but you can get a ebc aftermarket floating rotor for arond 200 bucks, thats what I went with( I got mine from Jim for too good of a price to post on here). I'll post a pic of the ebc rotor after I delete some attachments and find the pic.

i figured as much....i always get a quote from Kawi when i go looking...never been dissatisfied yet

[woodchucks800]

What ever you get just make sure they are organic not sintered. I put EBC on mine and they seemed fine.

Yep the sintered pads are the one's that trashed the rotor( or at least sped up the process) Here's a pic of the aftermarket ebc floating rotor that will replace most of the vulcan stock rotors ( or at least will look like this one)

[Illus]

I put EBCs on my Venture and was happy with them...

[bross]

What ever you get just make sure they are organic not sintered. I put EBC on mine and they seemed fine.

I would check and see what the OEM pads are. I just put EBC organic pads on my meanstreak and they make a funny howl when braking, but I also noticed a reduction in braking. They definitely do not have the same braking power as the OEM pads that came off. You may not notice the difference on the regular Vulcan's, but the meanie had awesome stopping power. It still stops fine but not as good as it used to. If the OEM pads were sintered, I would stay with that and will switch back to OEM or equivalent aftermarket next time.

[Xlr8n]

I agree with most above. Go with the OEM pads to prolong rotor life. The more durable the pad, the more it wears away the rotor.