suggestions for brake pads

[djdanny5000]

Hey guys my brake pads are pretty worn out and im gonna have to change them pretty soon. Im just wondering if you guys recomend a certain pad i should use. I was thinking about using the EBC green stuff pads. what do you guys think

 

[peteh]

I'm using Hawk HPS - street and at the racetrack... I like them...

 

[djdanny5000]

how is the dust with the hawks?

 

[peteh]

how is the dust with the hawks?

sorry for the late reply... the dust is low with the Hawks, even when I come back from a track event

I'd buy them again...

 

[djdanny5000]

Cool thanks for the info. I need to change out my pads soon and i think im going to get the Cross drilled and slotted rotors aswell but i wanted to get a pad that doesnt dust so much

 

[elieleb1303]

are the hawk hps pads noisy? my brakes are startin to make the ungodly change me now noise, and i was thinkin bout just goin back to stock. i dont auto x my car, if anythin ill take her to the strip maybe twice a year or so. so its my dd. i dont want anythin noisy. and since the stock pads have lasted me nearly 40k miles and they have great stopping power in my opinion, i think i want to stick with them. the only thing is the brake dust. so how loud are the hawk hps compared to stock?

also, ive read mixed reviews on drilled/slotted rotors. my rotors are feeling pretty warped and again i was thinkin of stickin with stock. i dont want the drilled rotors as ive read they will eat my pads alive. will the slotted rotors also do this? is there that much of a difference between the slotted and the stock rotors? thanks in advance!

 

[elieleb1303]

ok nevermind the question bout the pads, im just gonna stick with the stock ones. ive read wayyy too many mixed reviews bout any of the aftermarket ones, and this way i dont get any surprises from the stockers.

however, i still dont know if i want the slotted rotors or not, so any input would be awesome

 

[MATT DAMOND]

I just bought some hawk HPS's. When I get a chance, maybe this weekend, I'll put them in. I'm also going to do a how-to with replacing pads/rotors.
The stock pads don't seem too bad, but when I took my car to the track, they did fade a little.

 

[elieleb1303]

a write up would be awesome. also, let me know what u think of the hawks.

 

[elieleb1303]

so about that how-to....

 

[MATT DAMOND]

so about that how-to....

I'm just building anticipation.
Actually I'm awaiting my rotors to come in. They should be here tomorrow, wait it's 1:45 so today, and since I don't have to work, new stuff is going on. The how-to will cover pads/rotors, ss lines install, bleeding the brakes, and painting the calipers. It might take me a day or two to finish the how-to, but if everything goes swimmingly I might have it up tomorrow night. Wish me luck.

 

[sunshineFC]

I've used Hawk HPS's on all my cars for the last 5 years. I like them, on some applications they sqeek a tiny bit under low speed/low pedal pressure situations, but thats about it. I also installed EBC greens on my father in law's TSX and he says he likes them too. I think either of those are a good choice for a street upgrade.
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[MATT DAMOND]

Finally! Today seemed soooo long, I just got my rotors in. Gonna start right meow, lots of pics to take. The package weighs about 70lbs, and I bow to the UPS lords for not messing up with the shipping. (bow)

 

[redspeed6]

yes, we need pics!

 

[djdanny5000]

I've had my pads for quite awhile now and finally got my rear rotors yesterday right now im just waiting for my front rotors. Hopefully you can have a how to done up by the time i go to do my brakkes so i know what im doing.

 

[MATT DAMOND]

writing up the how-to, hopefully done tomorrow.
here's a sneak preview of the finished product:

 

[ms6acton]

nice job.. looks good
looking forward to the how to

 

[MATT DAMOND]

check out the how-to section

 

[jsehlms]

Just did mine yesterday with the help of Matt's how-to (thanks!), and here's my finished product:

I went with HPS for front and rear and no noise after the initial bedding.

I have an extra set of fronts for sale for almost half of the cost from online retailers.

I picked up the sears impact driver, and just used the attachment with the air impact and the screws came off easily. I did put them back on, but only hand tight with some anti-seize.