Brake install & opinion on Hawk HPS pads

[strobhen]

Brake install is no problem

I used installuniversity.com as my guide, and really after the first caliper, it was simple to figure out what was going on.

One thing that is not mentioned on the site is that the pads w/ the metal clips (you will be able to tell which they are, two of them for front & two for rear) go on the rotor on the inside (ie they go on on the side of the rotor facing the engine/differential).

If you have a jack, its a pretty quick swap out. Definitely a maintenance item I will handle myself in the future.

As for they pads, they grip very nicely and do not seem to make much dust at all (less than the oem pads anyway). Thumbs up!

[Dominic]

Good! Thats great news! Keep the reviews coming guys, this really helps the forum out a lot. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[MustangEater8251]

yep Hawk pads do rock...

First thing in the morning they will surprise you with very little grip but hit 2 stop signs and they grip like normal, my only complaint on them but the less dust, and HUGE stopping power is a great mod...

though as a warning I have 94 3.4L converted to 4 wheel disc brakes, so my setup is a little odd...

[hockeyman]

I had the Hawks Pads for a few months, but I like almost zero brake dust, so I went with Ceramix. But, I do have to say that Hawks Pads had excellent stopping power as opposed to stock.

-Marc

[12secondv6]

I still run stock pads in front.
I added slotted rotors
You can really notice a difference with just these?

[MustangEater8251]

yep big difference I think Hawks were the 4th set of pads put on my car and it made a huge difference over stock or stock replacements...

My car can outstop my dad's 2k, easily, though my car is a bit lighter.