Hawk Brake Pads-Which Ones?!
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Hawk Brake Pads-Which Ones?!
I can get Hawk pads wholesale, so I'm taking a hard look at them.
For just normal street performance, which Hawk pads?
Hawk HPS
Hawk HPS Race
Hawk HPS 5.0
Hawk....something else
For just normal street performance, which Hawk pads?
Hawk HPS
Hawk HPS Race
Hawk HPS 5.0
Hawk....something else
Last edited by 123Gone; Dec 18, 2017 at 11:39 AM.
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I ran the HPS pads on my '00 - I had absolutely no complaints about them.
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I have used the Hawk HPS pads on several vehicles and always liked how well they worked on the street and their relatively low dust level. They are not as clean as some of the ceramics, but they have a much better initial bite characteristic and are fairly consistent in repeated heavy braking situations compared to the cleaner ceramics. I would not use the HPS pads to autocross with nor if you do track day events, but for normal to "spirited" street use the hawk HPS pads are very good.
Do not run the HP Plus pads on the street - they are noisy and very dusty, but make a good autocross and very light duty rear track pad.
https://www.tirerack.com/images/pdf/...und-Charts.pdf
Do not run the HP Plus pads on the street - they are noisy and very dusty, but make a good autocross and very light duty rear track pad.
https://www.tirerack.com/images/pdf/...und-Charts.pdf
Last edited by JHrinsin; Dec 21, 2017 at 02:09 PM.
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