Which brake pads should I go for?

Stick,

My first question has got to be,what is the car going to be mainly used for?
Auto-X=Hawks b
daily driver=Good raybestos or wagner ceramic pad.
Im looking at those hawk pads as well.

I've got porterfield R4S' on silverbolt all way around. Love'em love'em love'em.

I hope to one day make it to the local auto-cross events... so let's say that that is the type of pad that I am looking for.

Next question: Where's a good place online to get Hawk or Porterfield pads?

The porterfields I actually ended up just calling them direct.

Stickershop, Not too long ago I replaced my Autozone semimetallic pads with Hawk HPS. I'll be honest, I can't tell a huge difference. Stopping distances and their "feel" are comparable to my former $19 Duralast specials. I also replaced both calipers, rotors, and brakelines with Goodridge. I fully bled the system, my brake pedal is rock solid, but it wasn't the huge leap in braking I was expecting.

I bought my Hawks from the www.tirerack.com for $59. Not the best price out there but I had them two days after I ordered them....

Ill second the $20 auto parts brand. I couldnt notice a difference in the hawk pads or the advance auto silvers.

Sticker, are you considering the HPS or HP+? Although I haven't any experience with Hawk HPS pads, I quit using regular "store bought" pads in my solo2 car. Of course, I sold that CRX nearly three years ago. The store bought pads must have come a long way since I last used them and maybe I'll use 'em in my next car. During the last few years I had my CRX I used HP+ pads since they didn't require much heat build-up to be effective. They're supposed to have a lot more bite than the HPS and I believe it. At the time, the HP+ pads I used gripped my rotors like a [email protected]#$%er. Just be ready to wipe brake dust off your wheels ever other day. :shock:

-RJ-

Rodarbal said:

Just be ready to wipe brake dust off your wheels ever other day. :shock:
-RJ-

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That's what I heard. Apparently the HPS pads are just a toned down version of the HP+ pads. Hawk promises less dusting with the HPS pads, but they also don't bite into the rotors as much.