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ok, stijn-mind, why would the inner brake pads on my wife's subaru wear ridiculously faster than the outer pads?

for the record, i did buy about the cheapest pads NAPA carried, last time. if that is the answer, i did not repeat the mistake.

luckily, my wife noticed that the brakes were making an odd noise and told me about the noise. i noticed it as well, but it didn't seem to be grinding. i took out the pads on the right side and, while the inner pad wasn't worn all the way through and no damage occurred, it was pretty darn close to being worn through. also, the leading edge on the inner pad was thinner than the trailing edge. both sides were nearly identical.

i spent about $75 on high quality pads and swapped them this morning. the box stated that the pads had different friction material on the outer vs inner pads.

anyway, cheers.