mmartahus

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If you have an 08-09 lancer, what "wear" parts have you had to replace so far if any? For example, anyone go through a set of brake pads or rotors yet, what about a clutch, or any other part... Post the mileage too.

nj_08_gts

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Tires & brake pads replaced around 20k miles. But I Auto X often and have a pretty spirited driving style.

mmartahus

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how many miles are u at now and how much were replacement brake pads?

nj_08_gts

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I'm about to hit 27k and the pads were around $100. You can certainly get OEM or generic pads for cheaper but when it comes to brakes I like to splurge. Between the braided brake lines, good quality pads, nice tires, and race-quality brake fluid, my Lancer's stopping power is insane! (and very consistent...no hint of fading at all...ever) The price of insanity = about $650 for everything I mentioned.

TruckFreak69

I turned the rotors after about 24k, the pads still looked plenty good but I had a bad vibration at high speed when braking. They were a pain to get off, I had to tap out the studs on the driver side. I mistakenly took off the nut that holds the cv joint in, thinking it held the rotor on because they were rusted on so good. I put some anti seize on them this time, hopefully that helps. Cost of turning them was twenty bucks, and before i turned them, i painted the inside portion red. looks kinda neat; a little different than painting the calipers.

mmartahus

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Just an update, im at 9k miles and no problems, brakes still great, clutch feels good. I did just get new tires, not because i was out of tread on the dunlops, its just that they did not seem like good tires for the winter, so I just upgraded to Continental ContiExtremeContact all-seasons

slaker138

i got to about 9k and my tires were practically bald, still are, i dont have money for new tires, i pray they dont pop...

pr0lancer

my stock tires went bald at about 13k, bought new summer tires (F1s), im at 18k now and am buying winter tires (blizzaks) for.. the winter lol.. havent had to replace anything else, although my brakes are kinda iffy at higher speeds like TruckFreak has mentioned so in spring ill probably splurge a tiny bit and get a decent setup.. but all in all im loving this car, one of the few cars ive driven that it never gets old to drive

Hydrolikz

Which company did you go with for all those parts?

nj_08_gts

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RRM for the pads, brake lines (and most recently, rotors). The tires are Bridgestone Potenza's from Tire Rack, and the brake fluid is from Amsoil.