Hawk Performance Ceramic Pads? Anybody try them...?
 

I'm looking for a set of better than factory brake pads to do a track session with. These look ideal. Has anybody tried them?

http://www.frsport.com/Performance-C...-_p_59094.html

I have on my BRZ, front and rear.

Are good pads, make no-noise and improved performance for light track use.
I run for 30minutes on the track and no fading at all, also, more than 3 consecutive laps on the Nordschleife without any problem or fading.

I also have brake lines and DOT 5.0.

But are not high-performance race pads, I've tried BRZ with Endless pads and was really another planet! - but also another cost!

i will never run hawk hp's ever again. Made them fade in my STi on mountain runs. I much prefer the stop tech street pads.

If you are looking for a street/track pad then you need to step up past the ceramics and HPS to the HP+ if you want to run Hawks.

I had Hawk Ceramics on my 08 STI. Good bite, no noise, lower dust than stock pads by a long shot. Stopping distance probably was as good or slightly better, but not noticeable.

I'd give them a shot on the BRZ.

Hmm... I like semi-metallic on brakes. It creates a lot of dust than ceramics, but stops better. I personally experienced on my past car. Stock pads were semi-metallic, then I tried Akebono, which is ceramic. A lot of people in the forum recommended akebono, but stock stopped better.

Thank you for the replies.

Light track use is what I'm aiming for. Definitely not going to be racing but will be doing a a few hot laps here and there.

Maybe the stock pads will suffice?

FTR, Hawk HPS are the suckiest suck pads that ever sucked. WAY worse than OEM on my s2k. HP+, however, have worked well for me at the track, but lords dust and squeal on the street.
For a mostly streetable trackworthy pad, Carbotech XP8or even XP10 (have them on my rx7 at the moment).

Yes, everybody that uses Carbotech almost always has something good to say about them. I will look into them further.

hawk is ok. its better than stock but not by much .

but if its a 5 foot difference 60-0 and you need to break hard, that 5 feet might save your ass.

get dimpled/slotted rotors when its time to get pads. that will make a bigger difference than just pads... all my cars/trucks have slotted/dimpled rotors and i will never own a car without them. you will need to replace the rotors one day anyway

change fluid is what I would suggest for sure tho

For street and track use which is 90% of our customer base, we've done a lot of testing of pads on track and on the street in the past 10+ years. Here is our recommendations based on use and cost...

Hawk Ceramics- Good for soccer moms who don't want noise or dust. Good OEM replacement. Cost is a bit higher than the ST ones though.
Hawk HPS- Good upgrade to stock or as a stock replacement, good enough for a HPDE Level 1. Low dust, low noise.
StopTech Street Performance- Low cost of entry, higher temp rating than the HPS/Ceramics, on par with or higher than HP+. We've been using these for OEM replacements. Good for most DE situations on non-race tires.
HP+ Great Auto-x and DE and street pad, on non-race tires. Can be an issue on cold mornings for DD, I've never had an issue, but others have complained about cold pad issues. Price is good as well.

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How's the noise on the StopTechs?

Personal experience - they squeal a little bit, dust like hell, but they are consistent.