Ok... I need some answers, My 08 KK that I purchased Oct 26 07 has just under 34k on it and just found out that my rear brake pads are done, shot, no more... Why? and the fronts have more than 50% life left and the fronts are the main braking power. What gives?

How I found this out was this morning when backing out of my driveway my rear brakes squealed "like finger nails on a claukboard" and then I drove foward and then there was silence, so I parked the Jeep and took out the impact gun and took off the rear wheels and found out that my brakes pads were.............


please anyone have any ideas? is there a TSB on the rear brake pads of any kind of sticking ??????

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08 KK Limited Jeep Green
15 JKU Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Silver
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Ive heard that the ESP wears down the rear brakes very quickly and seeing that your in Mass like myself the snow will activate the ESP quite frenquently

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2008 KK Liberty
Inferno Red
Daystar 2" Spacer Lift With SkyJacker Hydro Shocks
JBA Gen 5.5 Upper Control Arms
Rokmen Riddler 8.25 Differential Cover
2 KC Slimlite 100 Watt Driving Lights on JK Light Bar
245/75/16 All Terrains
Mopar Front Tow Hooks
Mopar Rear Tow Hook
Mopar Skids

So far that seems to be the trend with 07+KJ/KK/KA's with esp. Most report only getting 30K~40K out of the rears

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2008 KK Liberty Sport NIGHT OPS EDITION + GILLS
OEM & Custom Skids - Factory Tow Package - Rock Lizard Skink Super Sliders
Prototype JBA 4 Inch Lift - JBA UCA's - Flowmaster Super 44 OR - Whacked Resonator
Jet Stage 2 - RL Gecko Basket Rack - Custom Winch Bumper - Recon 10.5K Winch

I have an 08 KK that was purchased in Oct 07. The same thing happened to mine. At about 30K, the rear bads were at 5 percent and the fronts were at 55 percent. I also assumed that the front brakes did the majority of the stopping work and would wear out first also. I'm hoping that it's just poor quality OEM pads and hope to get more miles out of the rears that I installed. I have about 43K now and I'm starting to hear a little squeak when I stop, so I plan to check the front pads this coming week.

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Merced, CA
2008 Liberty Sport
Red Rock Crystal Pearlcoat
Tow Package
Factory Skid Plates
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I have an 08 KK that was purchased in Oct 07. The same thing happened to mine. At about 30K, the rear bads were at 5 percent and the fronts were at 55 percent. I also assumed that the front brakes did the majority of the stopping work and would wear out first also. I'm hoping that it's just poor quality OEM pads and hope to get more miles out of the rears that I installed. I have about 43K now and I'm starting to hear a little squeak when I stop, so I plan to check the front pads this coming week.

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Merced, CA
2008 Liberty Sport
Red Rock Crystal Pearlcoat
Tow Package
Factory Skid Plates
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I talked to my service advisor about this a few months ago,and he mentioned the ESP,ABS are the reason why the rear brakes wear faster then the fronts.This was the way the engineers designed the brake system.Plus the OEM brakes are junk.I would suggest using ceramic pads for replacements if you want them to last longer.

I guess esp really eat brakes since im at 55k and the rear pads wear no faster than the front ones and I expect them to last at least an other 30k

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08 KK north, select track
custom skids , sliders and steel bumpers
12k titan winch
4.56 gears, arb locker front and rear.
3'' fox lift, Jba A arms
33'' Bfg KM2 with 1 1/4'' wheel spacers