When you brake, the weight of the car gets transferred to the front wheels thus making the front brakes work harder than the rears. You will notice similar wear and tear when it comes to tire wear in the rear because of RWD.

 

lets see......would i rather clean my wheels and replace brakes or replace the clutch or tranny

 

Drive in reverse more, should even out!

 

 

the reason for the front rims get more dirtier than the rear is because the front brakes grip more than the rear due to the fact its heavier in the front.....its normal...

 

+1

 

did you hear that noise? It was sarcasm zooming right past you.

 

This is generally how I slow down. I'll rev match and sequentially drop down in gears and avoid hitting my brakes as much as possible. This is NOT recommended, it will strain the hell out of your tranny (but you'll have very clean wheels). Hopefully my tranny will go within 3 years, then I'll get a new one under warranty.

Can I borrow your leprechauns? Maybe they'll like my tranny? They seam to have invaded my engine and therefore I am consuming oil.

LamaZ

PS: Could he brake with his e-brake? That way the rear would get dirtier before his fronts.

 

Its cool. Read “brakes” at “How stuff Works.” Very informative.

 

nothing wrong with down-shifting as low as 2nd gear to slow down. There shouldn't be extra strain on your clutch, tranny, and synchros as long as you properly revmatch "plus it sounds freaking cool" . But I would never downshift in 1st to slow down. only go into first from from a stop and if i'm going less than 5mph.