Longer lasting brakes

[laalves]

Is there any aftermarket alternative brake sets for our cars that last longer? I have just paid for a full set that set me back 1400... Fronts lasted 30000km and rears 20000km. Every time I have had to change brake pads, I ended up changing disks also.

Perhaps I should try to drive in a more conservative way, but what would the point be?

Do Brembos last longer?

[JFP in PA]

Is there any aftermarket alternative brake sets for our cars that last longer? I have just paid for a full set that set me back 1400... Fronts lasted 30000km and rears 20000km. Every time I have had to change brake pads, I ended up changing disks also.Perhaps I should try to drive in a more conservative way, but what would the point be?Do Brembos last longer?

Two things to consider about switching to pads with longer life expectancy: First, they tend to be much noisier than the OEM style pads due to the harder pad compound, Second, longer wearing pads tend to be harder on the rotors and wear them faster.

Except for track use, we tend to stay away from harder pad compounds as they tend to lead to more customer complaints on the street.

[laalves]

I wouldn't be worried if it were the pads only, I was talking about disks and pads.

[JFP in PA]

I wouldn't be worried if it were the pads only, I was talking about disks and pads.

The Porsche OEM rotors (Brembo or Zimmerman) are pretty good units, but as mentioned can wear much faster with harder compound pads. People have tried just about everything out there (cryro treated rotors, dimpled or grooved rather than cross drilled, etc.) but I have not really seen a major advantage of one type over the other from a wear rate consideration.