Hawk Brake Pad Question
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Hawk Brake Pad Question
Hey guys, right now I have Hawk HPS pads on the car. Theyve seen mostly street duty and have been great. I even had them on the car when I did top speed runs at a dry lake, stopping the car from 190mph without issues. Thing is Im looking at some HPDE's coming up and was wondering if it would be worth swapping the HPS pads to some HP+ pads I have sitting around. Would the HP+ pads perform better at the track then the HPS pads? Also,do I need to clean the rotors if swapping from HPS to HP+? I dont know how different the two compounds are. Thnx
Last edited by C5Natie; Feb 18, 2012 at 08:13 PM.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '09
Hey guys, right now I have Hawk HPS pads on the car. Theyve seen mostly street duty and have been great. I even had them on the car when I did top speed runs at a dry lake, stopping the car from 190mph without issues. Thing is Im looking at some HPDE's coming up and was wondering if it would be worth swapping the HPS pads to some HP+ pads I have sitting around. Would the HP+ pads perform better at the track then the HPS pads? Also,do I need to clean the rotors if swapping from HPS to HP+? I dont know how different the two compounds are. Thnx
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St. Jude Donor '05-'08
HPS are equivalent to Z06 OEM pads. For many beginners doing HPDE they are good enough.
that being said if you have HP+ pads sitting around then I would swap over to them since they are better for track use then the HPS.
that being said if you have HP+ pads sitting around then I would swap over to them since they are better for track use then the HPS.
Burning Brakes
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I did the same switch and didn't clean the rotors. Had no issues. If you have them laying around then no real cons for swapping them. Just go for it. They are noisier and dust more like others have said
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Thanks for the input guys. The dust and noise doesnt bother me. Im more concerned with stopping power and distance than how my wheels look. I think I'll throw the hp plus pads on there and see how they feel.
