A little brake pad chat anyone?
02-15-2010, 07:08 PM
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Re: A little brake pad chat anyone?
For my R - Hawk HPS's. I love them once I heat em up a bit. Dust is alot worst then OE pads. I HATED them on my painted ITR wheels(white) but thats when I DD'd it.
For the DD (also 5-lug'd) - OEM Pads. Dust is minimal and cleans up easy. Couple heatcycles and I can tell the difference from the R's pad.
The difference between the braking power is a BIG jump from the Si to the R. Then again, the R has abs, SS lines, better fluid and suppousedly a bigger brake booster than the SI.
Also the R has powerslot rotors(buying some brembo blanks next)
For the DD (also 5-lug'd) - OEM Pads. Dust is minimal and cleans up easy. Couple heatcycles and I can tell the difference from the R's pad.
The difference between the braking power is a BIG jump from the Si to the R. Then again, the R has abs, SS lines, better fluid and suppousedly a bigger brake booster than the SI.
Also the R has powerslot rotors(buying some brembo blanks next)
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Re: A little brake pad chat anyone?
haven't really noticed it. but that's because i have dark grey wheels on a dark grey car that's often dirty.
i had them on the car for a month in the summer before the car was sold. (washed it alot, drove it a little)
02-15-2010, 07:11 PM
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Re: A little brake pad chat anyone?
(I wont be HPDE'n the ITR unless its ITR-expo.) I wanna take hte SI out though.
(another thread though, be nice lambz.)
02-15-2010, 07:30 PM
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Re: A little brake pad chat anyone?
I like my HPS pads, Carbotech makes good stuff too. I haven't tried EBS pads but I heard so many strange stories that I took them off of my list of things to try (still plenty of other brands/models to try). I haven't tried much of anything really aggressive on the Suby, because it gets too cold here. The HPS pads are like slippery rocks below about 15degF, I have to drag the brakes a little just to get some heat in them before the first stop sign. I'm really glad I didn't get the HP+, I would have to change to winter pads when I changed to my winter wheels/tires.
I used to use EBS pads on my mountain bike, but I didn't like them so I switched.
I used to use EBS pads on my mountain bike, but I didn't like them so I switched.
02-15-2010, 07:38 PM
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Re: A little brake pad chat anyone?
I like my HPS pads, Carbotech makes good stuff too. I haven't tried EBS pads but I heard so many strange stories that I took them off of my list of things to try (still plenty of other brands/models to try). I haven't tried much of anything really aggressive on the Suby, because it gets too cold here. The HPS pads are like slippery rocks below about 15degF, I have to drag the brakes a little just to get some heat in them before the first stop sign. I'm really glad I didn't get the HP+, I would have to change to winter pads when I changed to my winter wheels/tires.
I used to use EBS pads on my mountain bike, but I didn't like them so I switched.
I used to use EBS pads on my mountain bike, but I didn't like them so I switched.
has anyone gone through a set of hawk ceramics? Im interested to see how they hold up in the long run. and if you have, what rotors were you running?
02-15-2010, 08:02 PM
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Re: A little brake pad chat anyone?
However, I couldn't say how worn they are, just that they don't need changing yet i.e. not squeaking
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