# 2006 Chevrolet 2500 - Rear brakes first?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [January 16, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243 "2021-01-16T19:15:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![harry50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@harry50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harry50)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243/1 "2021-01-16T19:15:52Z")

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use towing boat all the time, only rear brakes wear still have orig. pads on fronts mostly highway miles

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243/2 "2021-01-16T19:25:55Z")

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Not uncommon with or without towing. My front brakes outlasted the rears by about 6,000 miles.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243/3 "2021-01-16T23:23:05Z")

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I believe your truck has brake proportioning, which applies the rear brakes more when the truck has a load. Certainly the extra weight of a trailer would count as a “load.”

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243/4 "2021-01-17T13:01:02Z")

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Yup, completely normal.

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**Author:** ![YourFavoriteMechanic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/c6cbf5/32.png) [@YourFavoriteMechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YourFavoriteMechanic)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243/5 "2021-01-17T14:03:29Z")

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You’re reversing out the driveway too quickly every morning

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243/6 "2021-01-17T14:08:33Z")

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> [@YourFavoriteMechanic](#):
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> You’re reversing out the driveway too quickly every morning

Seriously ? 🤔

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-2500-rear-brakes-first/174243/7 "2021-01-17T15:19:51Z")

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Another possible factor: When launching or retrieving the boat, do you partially immerse the rear tires in the water? This can result in more rust forming on the rear brake assemblies compared to the front, especially if you boat in salt water.