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Old Nov 14, 2002 | 05:00 AM
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Got my new pads today (can't beat the price from TireRack, btw). I opened the box and was very surprised to see that the rear pads are literally hardly half the size (if that even) of the fronts! :eek: Is that correct? Don't wanna get into the job and find out I got the wrong thing shipped. That would make me very :mad The box is marked "corvette", I just wasn't expecting to see such a small pad. :lol:

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Old Nov 14, 2002 | 09:52 AM
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Yep, the brake pads in the back are much smaller because they do a lot less of the braking work.

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Old Nov 14, 2002 | 12:43 PM
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Yes, they're correct. I thought the same thing when I got my hawks. Make sure you break them in properly.
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Old Nov 14, 2002 | 01:15 PM
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That's correct. Take a look at the Baer web site to get instructions on how to bed the new pads.
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Old Nov 14, 2002 | 05:13 PM
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I like the Hawk HPS pads...only drawback, they make lots of dust. I have to clean my wheels every couple of days. :cheers:
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Old Nov 14, 2002 | 11:38 PM
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...only drawback, they make lots of dust.
Really?? :confused: One of the reasons I decided on these is that they claim to produce extremely low dust! With the stock pads I already have to clean my wheels about every 3 to 4 days :rolleyes:
oh well, the performance better be better than stock, otherwise I'll be even more disappointed.

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Old Nov 15, 2002 | 09:04 AM
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They produce more dust because they perform so much better than stock pads and thus produce more dust in the process. I love my Hawk pads and will use Hawk in whatever future vehicles i have. It's such a cheap and effective mod, and who wouldn't want better brakes?
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