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I work on these cars everyday, I frequently check brakes on them, heres what I know.

rear shoes rarely wear out unless something is siezed, or the rear wheel bearings let go and ruin the shoes. Another reason I have had to replace rear shoes is cracks, check the thin shoe, the one toward the rear of the vehicle, they usually start to crack over time.

stock front pads wear out quick. However, I like them because they stop well, and dont make much noise(however the rear shoes are kinda noisy)., I dont recommend aftermarket front pads, I occasionally get to replace front pads that have been done at canadian tire, midas etc, with 90% material left, because the customer is fed up with the noise, and want them replaced.

front rotors rarely get machined, these things are close or under minimum spec almost 80% of the time. generally I replace both pads and rotors, so basically out of 10 focus brake jobs, I would say I machine about 2 of those cars(and usually those cars had the pads wear out in about 20-30k kms.

and for all those people that go to midas, canadian tire etc....they will most likely tell you that you need calipers :rolleyes: alot of those places pay there employees commission on the parts they sell, so yes, they try to upsell as much as posible. i am sure someone here has come accross this??? come on, fess up ;)