need help with brake pads
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Le Mans Master
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From: Texas
need help with brake pads
I am converting the front of my C4's brakes to C5s, and I dont know which pads to get. I am looking at Hawk HPS, Raybestos QS Ceramic, stock pads and durastop ceramics. I am going to be using stock C5 rotors. I have heard been reading that ceramic brakes do not give the performance as nonceramic ones. I am looking for fairly quiet high performance pads that will be ran on the street and rarely on the track. I want as much bite as possible without wearing my rotors/pads too fast. I really dont care about dusting as long as it is not excessive. I just dont want to spend a lot of money upgrading my brakes to buy pads that dont "bite". So which pads will give me the best of everything? thanks
Team Owner
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
Re: need help with brake pads (BHP)
I just bought the GM ceramics but have not yet installed them. I have read that they work fine on the street, but under aggressive use they will fade. One advantage to the GM pads, especially for you if installing new equipment, is they come with the shims and the metal installation tabs that you may not have doing a refit to a C4. I don't think that the Hawks come with these components, and as a result, you may need to find these elsewhere. Something to consider anyway, good luck with your installation.
Le Mans Master
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From: Good Ol' NC
Re: need help with brake pads (vettenuts)
I just bought the GM ceramics but have not yet installed them. I have read that they work fine on the street, but under aggressive use they will fade. One advantage to the GM pads, especially for you if installing new equipment, is they come with the shims and the metal installation tabs that you may not have doing a refit to a C4. I don't think that the Hawks come with these components, and as a result, you may need to find these elsewhere. Something to consider anyway, good luck with your installation.
Melting Slicks
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From: North Manchester Indiana
Re: need help with brake pads (vettenuts)
I first bought Hawk,,,then heard they eat rotors,, so i got the raybestos QS,, rock auto,, less that 130 bucks,, had all the goodies with them,,
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Re: need help with brake pads (deiaggie)
So which pads will give me the best of everything? thanks
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Re: need help with brake pads (deiaggie)
I am looking at Hawk HPS, Raybestos QS Ceramic, stock pads and durastop ceramics. I am going to be using stock C5 rotors.
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