Brake pad recommendations
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Rocky Hill, CT
Posts: 438
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Brake pad recommendations
Car will not be tracked, possibly autocrossed though. I brake very late, and very hard along with left foot brake so I need something thats going to bite and be aggresive yet not be too loud or create too much dust. Anyone have any recommendations?!
#3
In my 1-time experience, Hawk HPS were significantly WORSE than stock on the street (noticeably softer pedal and less bite), and INFINITELY worse than stock (pretty much totally useless) at the track.
Hawk HP+ offer a LOT more coefficient of friction and braking responsiveness than stock, and work great even in cold weather. They do dust a bit, and may make some noise (in my experience they quiet down after a track event).
Carbotech XP8s are another option, again dust and noise may be an issue (again, mine quieted down after a track event with them).
Otherwise, I'd just go OEM AP1.
Hawk HP+ offer a LOT more coefficient of friction and braking responsiveness than stock, and work great even in cold weather. They do dust a bit, and may make some noise (in my experience they quiet down after a track event).
Carbotech XP8s are another option, again dust and noise may be an issue (again, mine quieted down after a track event with them).
Otherwise, I'd just go OEM AP1.
#4
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Spokane, WA
Posts: 943
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ive never had a problem with hawk hps, even after a full year of auto-x and 2 track days. plus i dd my car. Only issue is that they sometimes need to be warmed up a bit for maximum effectiveness.
#6
carbotech bobcat FTW.
i have AX6 on my car and they stop like a sumbitch. but they squeal like a sumbitch too.
my buddy has bobcats on his wrx and they still stop well, but with near no squeal. slight squeaks, but no squeal.
i have AX6 on my car and they stop like a sumbitch. but they squeal like a sumbitch too.
my buddy has bobcats on his wrx and they still stop well, but with near no squeal. slight squeaks, but no squeal.
#7
Originally Posted by civicson234,Jan 18 2010, 10:46 AM
ive never had a problem with hawk hps, even after a full year of auto-x and 2 track days. plus i dd my car. Only issue is that they sometimes need to be warmed up a bit for maximum effectiveness.
I have to wonder if I might have gotten a bad batch or something...
Anyway, regarding the need to warm them up, the ones I had offered only iffy performance stone cold, and any temperature into them quickly degraded braking performance!
FWIW, the HP+ pads I have on the car now don't require any warmup at all, even with temps in the 20s here in RI.