Looking for good brake pads
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Looking for good brake pads
Hi all,
Currently I have R1 concept premium rotors drilled/slotted with Hawk HP+ pads. The brakes squeeks like you couldn't believe. My friends know I'm coming from 3 blocks away because of the squeeks of my brakes. I have to say that these pads are great as far as braking, but I can't take such a squeek anymore. Do you guys know about the best pads out there that don't make your car squeeking in a way that every single person turns around but at the same time you have the best braking distance possible?
Thank you
Christian
Currently I have R1 concept premium rotors drilled/slotted with Hawk HP+ pads. The brakes squeeks like you couldn't believe. My friends know I'm coming from 3 blocks away because of the squeeks of my brakes. I have to say that these pads are great as far as braking, but I can't take such a squeek anymore. Do you guys know about the best pads out there that don't make your car squeeking in a way that every single person turns around but at the same time you have the best braking distance possible?
Thank you
Christian
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Those are the best pads, but they will squeak too. I have hawk HPS and they do not squeak like the stock ones do. They're good for DD as well they're okay for tracking.
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We've been through this a thousand times, HPS' are not OK for track, unless your track days involve pitting after 2 or 3 laps. Get the stock pads OP. And get rid of the drilled rotors.
There you go, hard to keep the truth bottled up, stock is best. I cant count the number of times I have seen cars come in with EBC pads just falling apart. U get what you pay for.\'
stock pads squealing:
#1 the pad chamfer has to be at the top of the caliper/follow the arrow on the stock pad backing plate
#2 the stock pads come with steel anti squeal shims and copper anti sieze paste
#3 clean caliper where the pads sit, install correctly with backing plate well lubed with the paste, and lightly lube the pad backing plate ends.
#4 install with new pin kit and put anti seize on the pins where they seat into the caliper.
stock pads squealing:
#1 the pad chamfer has to be at the top of the caliper/follow the arrow on the stock pad backing plate
#2 the stock pads come with steel anti squeal shims and copper anti sieze paste
#3 clean caliper where the pads sit, install correctly with backing plate well lubed with the paste, and lightly lube the pad backing plate ends.
#4 install with new pin kit and put anti seize on the pins where they seat into the caliper.
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I still say, if you want something for a DD with no noise go HPS. If you want something heavy duty, the stockers are obviously the best, I never said otherwise.
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Have you tried them personally? Cause I have, I've tracked with the stock ferodos and with my HPS. They're fine, but not as good as sock ferodos. No, I'm not pitting after 2 or 3 laps, after maybe 6-8.
I still say, if you want something for a DD with no noise go HPS. If you want something heavy duty, the stockers are obviously the best, I never said otherwise.
I still say, if you want something for a DD with no noise go HPS. If you want something heavy duty, the stockers are obviously the best, I never said otherwise.
At Nelson's Ledges, a track notoriously easy on brakes, with the HPS' the car went from adequate to me almost running into the back of someone coming out of the kink at about 125 mph, literally standing up in the car with no brakes after 3 or 4 reasonably hard laps (1:19-1:21 range). These sessions were both with the car 100% stock, no tune.
The HPS' are absolutely unsafe for track use. Fine for a cheap street pad, which is why I bought them, and haven't stopped regretting it since.
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I have tracked with both the stock pads and HPS'. At BeaveRun, a track notoriously hard on brakes, lapping in the 1:09-1:11 range (time trial), the pads were fine, lap after lap. Went up to 15 minute sessions until the stock Conti's were literally falling apart even at 58 psi.
At Nelson's Ledges, a track notoriously easy on brakes, with the HPS' the car went from adequate to me almost running into the back of someone coming out of the kink at about 125 mph, literally standing up in the car with no brakes after 3 or 4 reasonably hard laps (1:19-1:21 range). These sessions were both with the car 100% stock, no tune.
The HPS' are absolutely unsafe for track use. Fine for a cheap street pad, which is why I bought them, and haven't stopped regretting it since.
At Nelson's Ledges, a track notoriously easy on brakes, with the HPS' the car went from adequate to me almost running into the back of someone coming out of the kink at about 125 mph, literally standing up in the car with no brakes after 3 or 4 reasonably hard laps (1:19-1:21 range). These sessions were both with the car 100% stock, no tune.
The HPS' are absolutely unsafe for track use. Fine for a cheap street pad, which is why I bought them, and haven't stopped regretting it since.
I gotta get the stock ferodos again and see what I've been missing I guess lol..
