antlive

Which ones do you have? have you tried both? according to TireRack HPS has better stopping power but ceramics has less dust and Low noise.

tl2slow

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just fyi.....any pad for the evo and sti fits our cars ....just so you can get a wider selection of pads....

i am running some endless pads and they stop better and less break dust than the hawk hps.....

07tl-s6spd

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[quote=tl2slow;11597026]just fyi.....any pad for the evo and sti fits our cars ....just so you can get a wider selection of pads....

good to know!....thanx for the info

Timeless

I have the HPS on stock rotors and while they stop well, they've beaten the hell outta my rotors. The rotors have ridges all the way around them from the pads digging in. Also, after spirited driving, if you have to brake while reversing they let out a god awful squeal.

Racing brake makes some good pads and there are plenty of other options available through the vendors on this board.

Excelerate

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Yes we've tried both and TR is right on. HPS are ferro-carbon and therefore are a more aggressive pad. They will give off more dust and noise though. The ceramic won't be as grabby but it will emit lower dust and less noise.

coolie_stylez

i have Hawk HPS pads on my EBC Crossdrilled rotors.

Man, with this setup, I can stop on a dime... not like Brembo.. but very impressive.

rockyfeller

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HUH?? Really? You learn something everyday, wow. Front AND rear pads are the same?? What year should we look up? auto/manual EVOs?

djbonsu

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from wat i have came across by searching in the past, hawk pads are trash and will mess up your stock rotors. now if you change the rotors to another brand, im not sure wat the outcome will be.

i have rotora h2 pads and stoptech rotors and yea, im stoppin on a dime too!

subinf

Neither. Hawk pads are crap

FRST4DR

Does this setup you have dust as bad as the Bremo's?

swoosh

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got hawk pads....lasted me 2 years, still going pretty good....and they :stop:

the only problem is brake dust....since my winter rims are black and summer are gunmetal, i could care less....!!!!

but yeah ++++ for stopping and -- for brake dust !!!

FYI, i have this setup with powerslot slotted rotors....!!! 2 years, ~50K miles !!!

Steven Bell

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Then Excellerate, what do you suggest for pads? I've got 24,000 miles on my OEM pads, and I've got to think I'll be needing pads soon.

swoosh

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hey Steve....you on OEM rotors ???

Besides ur setup is Brembo right ???

subinf

Stick with the OEM pads if you are equipped with the Brembo brakes. So far the best pads I've used.

Steven Bell

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Yes, I've got OEM everything right now. I wanted to change to slotted or drilled/slotted rotors with the Brembo's, but I've also kept the OEM wheels. So you wouldn't see them very well because of the OEM wheels.


Yea, that's what it seems like. I was hoping to get rid of some of the brake dust though. I'm tired of cleaning out the wheels every few days.

djbonsu

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i would say that my setup dusts probably half as much as the brembos if not less.

billz1109

i have the hps hawk brake pads on the stock rotors and what a mistake------they are not bad they stop the car on the dot but they eat away the rotors.....the same thing that happened to TIMELESS happened to me-----my front rotors have ridges all around them...i am in the process of buying EBC Sport Rotors (Dimpled and Slotted) I AM SWAPING TO BREMBO SET UP FOR MY TL

mynewtls

Still running the stock setup on the TLS but I had the HPS with slotted rotors on my Cobra. The pads grip well, eat the rotors and for the most part sounded like a 1983 school bus when I hit the brakes. I put some Brembo pads back on it. Doesn't stop as well but is much quieter and less dust.

junktionfet

As more or less stated in my thread, the Hawk HPS pads I put on my TL-S are fine for day to day driving... Hell, a POS $18 supermegaturbocarbonceramicdustbuster brand pad from Autozone would work fine for normal daily use. But after my track experience, I'm not running Hawk stuff again. On top of the rotor wear issue, they tend to turn to ash if you severely heat cycle them a couple times.

Ironically, my brother doesn't have much trouble with them on his Sentra SE-R track car. They groove his rotors a little but it's not too bad, and they tend to stay in one piece. But there's a difference between a lightened Sentra and a stock heavyweight TL.