hawk pads
Melting Slicks
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I just installed some Hawk Street/Race and they included some grease and that's about it-- what do you mean by hardware?
Ideal pads really depends on intended usage. I've ran Hawk HPS in the past on a different car..... recently tried Stoptech street performance on the vette as well. Street use only? Any aggressive driving or track use? How important is low dust? Do you care if they squeak or make noise?
Ideal pads really depends on intended usage. I've ran Hawk HPS in the past on a different car..... recently tried Stoptech street performance on the vette as well. Street use only? Any aggressive driving or track use? How important is low dust? Do you care if they squeak or make noise?
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I just installed some Hawk Street/Race and they included some grease and that's about it-- what do you mean by hardware?
Ideal pads really depends on intended usage. I've ran Hawk HPS in the past on a different car..... recently tried Stoptech street performance on the vette as well. Street use only? Any aggressive driving or track use? How important is low dust? Do you care if they squeak or make noise?
Ideal pads really depends on intended usage. I've ran Hawk HPS in the past on a different car..... recently tried Stoptech street performance on the vette as well. Street use only? Any aggressive driving or track use? How important is low dust? Do you care if they squeak or make noise?
Melting Slicks
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Been running HPS for many years - no issues, no obvious dusting, better "bite" than OEM - and last. Have north of 40k on the current set, but then I am easy on brakes - too many formative years driving cars with crappy binders....
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Ran Hawk HPS pads on my '00 for a number of years and was very pleased with their performance. Low dust, very good stopping power and they wore very well.
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on the street performance of Hawk HPS, but I guess dusting is a relevant thing...compared to my OEM pads, the dust a lot more (although I do have slotted rotors now, which may contribute to that somewhat).
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I had Hawk HPS on all 4 corners when I purchased my Vette. They squealed like you wouldn't believe, especially considering the relative success everyone else seems to have with them. They were paired with Baer Eradispeed rotors front and rear.
I eventually ended up changing them out with a high quality set of ceramics (Wearever Platinum), which came with new stainless hardware. When I swapped the pads I noticed all the calipers were missing the anti-rattle clips, which may have been the source of all the noise. Regardless, the new brakes are silent.
I eventually ended up changing them out with a high quality set of ceramics (Wearever Platinum), which came with new stainless hardware. When I swapped the pads I noticed all the calipers were missing the anti-rattle clips, which may have been the source of all the noise. Regardless, the new brakes are silent.
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Hawk are very good pads.
Remember as a general rule of thumb... the more aggressive the stopping power, the harder the pad, the more dust, the more squeal
For everyday driving go ceramic
For track days HP+ (but lots of squeal and black dust)
Remember as a general rule of thumb... the more aggressive the stopping power, the harder the pad, the more dust, the more squeal
For everyday driving go ceramic
For track days HP+ (but lots of squeal and black dust)
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For what your doing I would go with the Carbotech 1521 pad.
Carbotech™ Bobcat 1521™ The Carbotech Bobcat 1521™ is our high performance street compound that is our most successful compound. The Bobcat compound is known for its awesome release and modulation, along with unmatched rotor friendliness. Like our AX™ & XP™ line of compounds, Bobcat 1521™ is a Ceramic based friction material offering minimal rotor damage and non-corrosive dust. Bobcat 1521™ offers outstanding performance, even when cold, low dusting and low noise with an excellent initial bite. This compound’s virtually perfect linear torque production provides incredible braking force without ABS intervention. Bobcat 1521™ operating range starts out at ambient and goes up to 900°F. Bobcat 1521™ is suitable for ALL street cars, perfect for your tow vehicle, police cruiser. The Bobcat 1521™ compound has been found to last two-three times longer than OE pads you can purchase at a dealership or national retailer. That’s one of the beauties of Carbotech Ceramic brake compounds. Bobcat 1521™ is NOT recommended for any track use.
Carbotech™ Bobcat 1521™ The Carbotech Bobcat 1521™ is our high performance street compound that is our most successful compound. The Bobcat compound is known for its awesome release and modulation, along with unmatched rotor friendliness. Like our AX™ & XP™ line of compounds, Bobcat 1521™ is a Ceramic based friction material offering minimal rotor damage and non-corrosive dust. Bobcat 1521™ offers outstanding performance, even when cold, low dusting and low noise with an excellent initial bite. This compound’s virtually perfect linear torque production provides incredible braking force without ABS intervention. Bobcat 1521™ operating range starts out at ambient and goes up to 900°F. Bobcat 1521™ is suitable for ALL street cars, perfect for your tow vehicle, police cruiser. The Bobcat 1521™ compound has been found to last two-three times longer than OE pads you can purchase at a dealership or national retailer. That’s one of the beauties of Carbotech Ceramic brake compounds. Bobcat 1521™ is NOT recommended for any track use.