While there are a lot of important safety features on your car, your Kapolei Brakes are, arguably, the most important. There are plenty of fancy features in today’s cars that help you take corners better and drive slick roads more efficiently; it is your brakes, though, that are the best safety feature you have no matter what type of road you are on, or what type of weather you are dealing with. You don’t just need to be able to stop; you need to be able to stop quickly, and without much skidding. Skidding is an effect of your brakes locking-up when you press hard on the brake pedal. What you want is a quick, smooth stop, no matter how much space you have to do so. With this in mind, you don’t just have to worry about your Kapolei Brakes when you hear a squeaking sound as you stop, you need to worry about them when you notice that your car is taking longer to brake than usual.
One of the most important things that you can know about brakes is that by the time you hear anything metal-on-metal when you stop, you have waiting too long to get them replaced. When you hear the metal-on-metal sound, the brake pad is gone, and you are only stopping with the rotor itself. Not only is this type of situation dangerous, but it also means that you are going to have to replace your brake drum, which is significantly more expensive than just replacing the pads. Because you want to replace your pads when they are low, it is always important to get your brakes checked at least twice a year, typically during your oil changes or 10,000 mile check-ups.
Brake pads will typically last you between 40,000 and 60,000 miles (depending on your car, and the way that you drive). The thing is, during the years that they are on your car, they are going to have to be adjusted here and there. Just like your Honolulu Transmission, while they may not need to be replaced, they are going to need some adjustments from time to time. To do this, you need to see a professional like LS Automotive, who specializes in not just replacing Kapolei Brakes, but also making sure that they are properly adjusted.
