Changing front brake pads only???
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Changing front brake pads only???
Before I put on my new HRE wheels on my '04 Z06 with 3500 miles I'm going to change the brake pads from the OEM to Hawk HPS. I personally drive mainly on the streets and do not track or race. I just can't stand the excessive brake dust. Is there any reason why I couldn't change only the front pads or should I also change the rears? Actually the rears don't dust hardly at all and I thought with the low mileage I could just replace the fronts and leave the rear OEM pads.
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Changing the front pads only on a street application is not a problem, but if you race on a track it may disrupt the braking balance/bias. Let us know how well the Hawk pads stack up against the oem in stopping, noise,and dusting!
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
I'd change them all.
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Originally Posted by MTurnbo
Been there done that. The hawk pads are going to give you MORE dust than the OEMs. Better to go with ceramics.
Or even better are the Hawk Performance Ceramics.
Last edited by Tact; Jun 25, 2006 at 04:08 PM.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman3
Can you please let me know where the best place is to purchase the Hawk Performance Ceramic brakes???? Thanks!
Anyone else have any input about only changing the front pads to Hawk HPS or their Performance Plus ceramic pads?
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I mis-stated the above information on the pads. I thought thr HPS pads were ceremic and in fact they are not. Therefore I will probably go with the Hawk Performance Plus pads on the front.
