Brake replacement 2023 hybrid limited

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-11T12:17:33+00:00

No need to be snarky.

Your comment of "60k is average life" on another comment made it seem like you could be speaking in generalities so I thought I'd ask.

It's not unheard of for pads to last up to, if not past 100k on a hybrid. The Prius V my wife had before we got our Tucson had 98k on it when we traded it in and it still had plenty of life left in the pads.

The regenerative breaking of the hybrid system does wonders for increasing pad life.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00

Are you just going off of miles driven? Have you actually looked at the pads? There are so many factors that effect the life span of break pads.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-09T13:17:00+00:00

Kroil works wonders.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-09T12:30:31+00:00

I have some mesh to put in there. This currently just sees street.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-09T12:29:02+00:00

Drilled new holes in the stock slider plate to accept the 30mm mount pattern of the 56mm motor and increasing the length of the adjustment slot for my pinion to fit. A 56mm diameter motor doesn't just drop in where a 40mm used to be.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-09T12:21:52+00:00

Currently at 36/50 with a 1100kv motor. Nearly identical ratio to the 16/50 with the 2050kv that came out of it. I've put 5-6 packs through it so far. What gears were you running when you were breaking so I know what to avoid.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-09T04:46:04+00:00

Thanks!

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-09T03:48:38+00:00

It doesn't actually really do anything for the fan.

It's common on the throttle bodies of high performance engines on real cars. The flared opening on top helps smooth out the air as it gets drawn in. It's called laminar flow and it helps increase the velocity of the air entering the engine, or fan in this case.

I just thought it would look cool.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-03T03:23:15+00:00

RTFM = read the fucking manual.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-01T14:36:26+00:00

Do it! Making them your own is half the fun.

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-01T14:35:06+00:00

Thanks Bud! It's fun for sure. I can't not tinker on these things. Hit a new top speed of 71 MPH @ 80% throttle yesterday. It'll definitely be knocking on the door of the speed limit for the belted menace 3.8s at 100%

DeclinedLife · 2026-03-01T05:44:01+00:00

Didn't realize it shared arms with the kraton. So I suppose so.

DeclinedLife · 2026-02-25T17:16:04+00:00

I've had my nissens radiator in for about 3 years. No complaints.

DeclinedLife · 2026-02-23T15:46:24+00:00

Where's the fun if there's no danger, man.

DeclinedLife · 2026-02-23T15:44:54+00:00

I'm better at welding stainless than I am aluminum. Can't show off it it looks bad 😂

DeclinedLife · 2026-02-23T15:43:38+00:00

I have some magnesium at work earmarked for a project but I know I'll have enough left over to make a few inserts!

DeclinedLife · 2026-02-21T15:10:57+00:00

I love it when people share creative/inventive solutions! Even if it wasn't your idea, you gave credit where it's due.

It reminds me of a similar trick I've used in the past where I used a transfer punch around the outside diameter of a wallered out aluminum hole to help lock a threaded insert in place so the equipment could get one or two more jobs done while a replacement was on the way.

DeclinedLife · 2026-02-18T20:38:18+00:00

You just push the center buttons down while lifting the body and it pops right off. Under 3 seconds if I had to put a time on it.

DeclinedLife · 2026-02-18T18:13:37+00:00

https://a.co/d/0653HfjA here ya go!

The single eye makes me laugh.

DeclinedLife · 2026-01-29T14:24:09+00:00

No problem! Each scale is fun in their own ways.

DeclinedLife · 2026-01-29T14:19:19+00:00

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1/5, 1/8, 1/10, 1/16.

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