Brake Pads... Thin at the Bottom? - 6SpeedOnline - Porsche Forum and Luxury Car Resource

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09-21-2014, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Car-Narcissist

I've noticed that my brake pads (Pagid Yellow, RS19) always wear thinner at the bottom than at the top. Is this normal and is it possible to rotate or reverse the pads to even-out the wear?

My guess to these questions...
Normal? yes
Rotate? no

Any thoughts?

Not sure about Porsche calipers, but on our sliding calipers on Corvettes this is normal. I switch them on either side of the car (so the leading edge becomes the trailing edge) to even out the wear.

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