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mmboost
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Registered: November 2002
Location: Peering over that fence, watching all the dumbasses on BAIC
Posts: 3486
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Review Date: Tue October 28, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $80.00
| Rating: 8
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Much more stopping power, but still OK street pads
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Certainly not very high performance pads
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I put these on just before I went to Thunderhill and they served me well. I also used them in conjunction with Goodridge SS lines. The lines brought the brake power on fast and the Hawks really helped keep it there. They definitely did not fade as quickly as the everyday pads I use. I take them off when I'm not at the track. I'm sure they would be fine on the street (unlike some other performance pads) but its such a waste.
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chrx
Registered User
Registered: October 2003
Location: Pleasanton
Posts: 13
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Review Date: Sat February 21, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $92.00
| Rating: 10
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They Don't Let Up
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Cons:
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Minor Mods required for basic front caliper installation (barely negative)
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After catching a ditch on a rough, one-lane (no stipe down the middle), steep, one very tight downhill turn after another, mountain road (with NO cell phone service) I felt it was time to back-up my Brembo cross-drilled OEM replacement rotors and Stop Tech braided lines with real pads.
Love'm on the street, as the street up here in the mountains is a little different. Great little confidence booster.
The stock basic calipers on my GF8 accepted the outer pad on each side with no problem, but the inner pads on each side required a little metal grinding in order to slip them in.
I then beveled the inner radius on all four pads to keep all of the surface on the usable area of the rotor. Out-of-the-box they reach beyond the inner radius of the friction surface.
Excellent upgrade even for mildly modified or stock applications!
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thebankman
VIP Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 1819
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Review Date: Wed June 30, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $50.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Stops faster than stock, no brake fade w/ new rotors
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Cons:
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LOTS of brake dust
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These brake pads make your car stop much faster with the stock brake system and upgraded rotors. Downside comes in a TON of brake dust all over your wheels which has to be cleaned almost every day if driven hard. Break-in process was easy and painless and the brakes stop hard every time with no fade whatsoever that I can tell.
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Kostamojen
NASIOC Slut
Registered: November 2002
Location: Roseville, CA
Posts: 4732
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Quick stopping, very little fade
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Brake dust, wear
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Installed Hawk HPS\'s when I upgraded to WRX front brakes. Great pads, work better than stock by far, make alot of brake dust but during track events very little fade.
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What spoon???
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ryball
VIP Member
Registered: November 2002
Location: Charity is not just a stripper name
Posts: 9645
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Great daily driver upgrade
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lots of dust
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Almost any upgraded pads are going to dust more. These aren\'t that bad.
Great bite, little fade, no noise. Very good upgrade. I got Goodridge SS lines at the same time.
Good enough for hard street driving.
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kspek
VIP Member
Registered: March 2003
Location: touge
Posts: 2479
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $70.00
| Rating: 8
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good pads way better than stock
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Cons:
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dusting
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good product. good replacement for stock when its out
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newyorkreload
VIP Member
Registered: December 2004
Location: Cow Town: The City of Trees
Posts: 5371
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Review Date: Wed December 22, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $55.00
| Rating: 9
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price ain\'t bad for what you get
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mild noise but can\'t hear it over cd player anyway
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I\'ve only had my new pads for about 4 weeks. I only use the car for street purposes so I can\'t rate it for track use. So far so good. stops better then OEM hands down. Also went about $20 cheaper for all four wheels then OEM.
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herrjr
VIP Member
Registered: August 2004
Location: Small town cops suck
Posts: 1063
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Review Date: Fri August 11, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Inexpensive and effective
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Street rating only
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Used for the street exclusively, and combined with slotted rotors, steel lines, and racing fluid. Vastly improved bite and feel, although I did not use it long enough to determine rotor-friendliness.
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