Rear Brakes

[tallen32]

My rear brakes were replaced before my fronts. In every car that I have had the fronts always go before my rears. My car was at 28k. My SA said this was normal on the 3 series. Has this been the same for the rest of you?

[mryakan]

Normal for these cars. My car says the rears are due in 4000 km, while the front have 15000 km left. I have about 45000 km on the odo now (which is ~28k miles). The traction control may have something to do with it possibly along with a programmed bias to the rear to improve stopping distances.

[fshubert]

Keep in mind the RWD cars have an open diff. Primary drive is right rear I believe. Traction control throttles brakes to give traction to left rear when right rear is slipping. (Too bad BMW doesn't offer a posi rear.) This may be the reason your rears are wearing faster than the fronts.