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Old Feb 14, 2021 | 07:52 PM
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How long will ceramic brakes and rotors last under normal driving?
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100k miles if driven on the street. Add track miles and that goes way down.
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Thanks , bought it with 13000 miles don't really know if all those are track miles but, everything looks good , one owner.
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one simple way to is measure the thickness of rotor
the more accurate way is the pull each rotor off the car and measure the weight on a scale in grams
look for the unique min weight stamped on each rotor hat


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Curious, what should the thickness measure ?
New/ unused measurement ? & at what point would you change them out ?

Also, curious re: How long do the pads last ? Street driving only.
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for Pads:
I use a digital caliper https://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-d...per-63711.html
new ZR1 front pads are 15.5mm and rear pads are 16.0mm (I just bought new ones and I measured them)
I use the tail of the digital caliper to measure pads thickness while pads are on the car (I do usually after every track event)

I've heard pads should be retired at 8mm pads OR when the brake service light comes on
......I'd like to hear what others say too

street only life...sorry I gladly don't know ;-)
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If u stay on top of pad replacement should last the life of the car...
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Thanks to both of you for the detailed response. I now know what to look for.
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