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There's been interest in these in another thread so figured I'd start a dedicated one here.
These are direct replacement pads and come with significantly reduced brake dust. I've used these pads in several performance vehicles over the years and loved them for their performance as well as low dust.
Initial bite and brake feedback are both excellent.
I bought a set on Tirerack recently.
These are the TR part numbers (which do not perfectly match the Manufacture Part Numbers). I have not installed them yet so can't state with 100% fact that these parts are correct, but I had a few calls into them and each person I spoke to swore these were the correct part numbers. TR has their own part numbers for some reason.
Fronts Manufacturer Part #: HB905Z.646
Rears (this part number matches) Manufacturer Part #: HB850Z.655
Here is a pic from the other thread with the actual Manufacture part numbers. (not my pic)
I recall the 981 GT4 guys trying these out and saying they were garbage compared to the stock pads in terms of bite/performance/warm up/etc but yes produced low dust. Those reviews scared me away from trying them on my 981 GT4.
I am not a fan of Hawk Pads based on my experience with their pads from years ago. I would rather get Porterfield R4-S or Centric Posi Semi-Metallic pads.
For Cayman GTS, these are the correct part numbers for Carbotech (you can use this for cross-referencing to other brands). They were not easy to track down last year, so I wanted to share. Oh, and these pads shed a lot less dust over OEM, but their performance is just ok. I'm searching for better. The PowerStop Z26 on my GT350 were really a GREAT street pad. Way less dust and very good performance. Just a little less initial bite, which actually improved over time.
Gonna keep a close eye on this thread. I think the thing that concerns me the most is how divided the opinions are on this pad. I would like less dust, but i want something that can also perform at the track. Would anyone be willing to share a more detailed breakdown of what they experienced? Both for people who disliked them as well as people who do like them? Any added track information would be great.
Gonna keep a close eye on this thread. I think the thing that concerns me the most is how divided the opinions are on this pad. I would like less dust, but i want something that can also perform at the track. Would anyone be willing to share a more detailed breakdown of what they experienced? Both for people who disliked them as well as people who do like them? Any added track information would be great.
If one isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty, swapping between Hawks and other pads for track days seems like a good idea. Shouldn’t be that hard to pull the caliper off and swap pads the day before/after. And you get to clean the wheels throughly this way.
For a street car and an owner that hates brake dust, these are great pads.
If you REALLY hate brake dust (as I do), these pads are worth trying IMO. Everyone's opinion of "good brakes" will differ... for a low dust performance pad I think they are great for the street...
If these turn out not being great for this particular car I'll swap back to OEM... I highly doubt this will be the case.
06-19-2023, 06:39 PM
Hawk Performance Ceramic Pads
