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2012-04-06, 07:43 PM
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Brake Pad Recommendations?
Pretty sure I have finally cooked the Hawk HPS pads up front. Braking power seems to be quite delayed, and I was kind of fighting it last weekend.
Anyone have recommendations? They will just be dealing with sticky street tires for the most part. TIA. |
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2012-04-06, 11:33 PM
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Have you tried the Hawk HP Plus? They are a step up from the HPS and are supposed to be great for autocross.
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2012-04-07, 03:42 AM
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I personally have been really pleased with Hawk pads, I currently run their HPS ceramics and like them quite a bit.
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2012-04-07, 09:00 PM
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i am a huge fan of carbotechs. i have used the entire xp range and driven an ax6 pad also. in my e30 i have pfc06's currently.
the xp carbotechs are very linear, great release, and work amazingly at lower temps. the ax6 i drove was very good, but i still prefer the bite of the xp's--the xp12 was the only pad i felt needed any type of heat to work well. the pfc06's(same could be said for the 01's) would be a horrible auto-x pad, as would the lower end of the hawk dtc lineup(purely my opinion) based on the torque curve vs heat. a guy at work likes his dtc70's and is a die hard auto-x guy. all based purely if you have stock calipers. if you had wilwood calipers then the poly H is a fantastic pad--although far more abrasive than the carbotechs. i use them in the rear of my Z and even in the rears they really wear out a rotor. that being said, if you liked your hps' then any pad with a COF of .60 or higher will blow your mind. |
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2012-04-07, 09:33 PM
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Based on feedback from others, I have pretty much decided to give the Carbontech AX6 pads a try.
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2012-05-19, 04:33 PM
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I highly recommend all of Performance Friction Compound's products (PFC). I have been running their Compound 06 race pads for over a year now and love them, I will be switching to Compound 01 in the future due to their better initial bite.
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2012-06-26, 06:57 PM
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Daddy like...
 They just might be a little too aggressive for the street, but holy shitballs what a marked difference from the HPS pads! They are a little noisy, but totally tolerable at this point. If only the little bastard had ABS...
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Why? So the bite can jerk you out of the seat lol. I have yet to drive them, but feelign their response in teh pass seat is nutz. I thought my old axis pads bit hard. FML.
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2012-07-02, 07:01 PM
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Any day to day driving squeal from those pads recommended? I have some carbon metallic pads on CTS-V (6 pot/4 pot) and they squeal like a champ. Once they are warm, they make zero noise and stop amazing. I just can't stand the squeal.
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Unless you are the kind of person that gets easily annoyed by minor noises, they are totally tolerable. It would be different if they were on a whisper quiet luxo barge. I don't think they would fit with what most would expect from a CTS-V for a daily pad. Again, it is all about what is tolerable to you.
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Beside the whistle from the bad pulley, its a quiet ride. Would love a less aggressive pad
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Might be worth a shot for you.
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Price isn't bad either. Thanks for info
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