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JK rear brake wear

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toreadorranger:
Anyone with a JK have the rear brakes have to be replaced before the fronts?  On my wifes 2014 JKU, I just had to do the rear pads and rotors.  They were relatively even on both sides (driver/passenger) as far as wear goes, but they were down to the squealers on both sides.

DirtyJeep92:
I think I've heard of this happening to others?

toreadorranger:
after doing some more research it looks like its a combo of brake biasing and traction control.  Seems very common on the JKs.  Since the traction control uses the rear brakes to regain traction it tends to wear the rear pads faster. 

JKSue:
Bob replaced my rear pads at about 32k.  Can't compare them to the front since we put the big brake kit up there last year.  I have heard that the rears wear faster because of the brake lock differential in the back, kind of like a locker but it uses the brakes if a tire spins.  Not sure how much use it actually gets though.

Mr. Potter:
My passenger caliper froze up and I had all pads and that caliper and rotor replaced last year, and now my driver side is heating up so I think it is doing the same.

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