There are reasons that front breaks are more expensive. It may be more expensive to replace front breaks more then rear breaks, because the uses front breaks more.
New brakes for a vehicle depends on the type of car that you have. The more expensive the car, then the more the brakes would cost. For front brakes on a less expensive vehicle could cost anywhere between $40-150. The back brakes are higher.
The price of front end brakes on a Chrysler Town and Country varies by the quality of the brake, the more expensive the better the brake is. A very good set of front brakes will cost around $75. 00.
Front brakes have significantly more stopping power than rear brakes.
You need to be a lot more specifid. The braking system on any car consists of many parts, if you had to replace all parts, it could cost thousands of dollars. If you only need to replace the pads on the front brakes, it could cost $20 if you do it yourself, or $20 plus whatever your local mechanic charges for labor. Other parts include rotors ($50+) and calipers, brake booster, etc. Older echos have drum brakes on the rear tires, they are serviced less frequently, and labor is more expensive (more time consuming) but the pads are about the same cost as the front brake pads.
No, rear brakes do not typically wear faster than front brakes. In most vehicles, front brakes wear out faster due to the weight transfer during braking, which puts more stress on the front brakes.
If you get the low priced brakes they will end up costing you much more in the long run. If you get the more expensive brakes you will save more in the long run.
The front brakes on any vehicle do most of the stopping. When you apply the brakes the weight shifts to the front of the vehicle. For this reason the front brakes are needed more than the rear. Try stopping a vehicle with just the hand brake which applies only the rear brakes.
In general, front brakes tend to wear out faster than back brakes because they handle more of the braking force.
If you don't repair your front brakes, your back brakes will wear down faster. This will cost you more money in the long run. It's probably important to have all your brakes working.
Brakes, If you get on brakes and get a hard vibration and shaking like the front end is going to fall off, front rotors are more than likely warped. Stock rotors are poor quality Replace with after market heavy duty rotors.
The front brakes generally do most of the work.
Which brakes are you replacing front or rear or all four It shouldn't cost more than $100 with out parts and labor Or you can do them your self it's not that hard at all unless your are doing the rear brakes which will require a special brake spring tool