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is there a general range of miles in which....a 2004 accord should need
its front brakes changed....i have 35k.....

had the rear done before...i'm curious to see when I can look forward
to changing the front


thanks much!

Usually the fronts go before the rears do.


"petejk" <petejk@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> is there a general range of miles in which....a 2004 accord should need
> its front brakes changed....i have 35k.....
>
> had the rear done before...i'm curious to see when I can look forward
> to changing the front
>
>
> thanks much!
>

Art <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> Usually the fronts go before the rears do.
>
> "petejk" <petejk@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1136438649.920573.220720@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> is there a general range of miles in which....a 2004 accord should need
>> its front brakes changed....i have 35k.....
>>
>> had the rear done before...i'm curious to see when I can look forward
>> to changing the front
>>
>>
>> thanks much!

You must have a V6 model with the traction control "feature." Before
there was traction control, front brakes would always wear out before
the rear. Now many drivers do not turn off the traction control. Those
drivers usually wear out the rear brakes before the front. The wear
rate depends on the driver's driving style and the terrain. There is
no universal mileage range in which the brakes wear out, but few drivers
wear out the brakes in the first 20,000 miles. After that one should
check the brakes for wear periodicly, like once every three or four months.

---
James D. Howard
jdhoward@helps.com

To clear things up. With 2001-2005, Honda alot thinner pads in the
back. This is a know fact.