Myth: Hawk HP Plus pads eat rotors.
#1
Myth: Hawk HP Plus pads eat rotors.
Been tracking the car for 12 months now, with 9 events logged for the year.
Tracks have been Sebring, Moroso and Homestead, run at an HPDE 3 pace.
I have Hawk HP Plus pads on the car front and rear all of the time. I get about 3 to 4 track days out of a set. The pads don't come off after track days as they resume full daily driving duties.
Front Rotors
Stock measurement from a new rotor in my garage: A shade over +/- 24.3ish mm
Actual measuremet from 13 month old rotor on car: +/- 24mm
Minimum thickness stamped on back of rotor: 22mm
Rear Rotors
Stock measurement from a new rotor in my garage: 18mm
Stock measurement from 13 month old rotor on car: pretty much 18mm, measuring caliper just piches less tight on the old rotor compared to the new rotor at the same reading.
Minimum thickness stamped on back of rotor: 16mm
Tracks have been Sebring, Moroso and Homestead, run at an HPDE 3 pace.
I have Hawk HP Plus pads on the car front and rear all of the time. I get about 3 to 4 track days out of a set. The pads don't come off after track days as they resume full daily driving duties.
Front Rotors
Stock measurement from a new rotor in my garage: A shade over +/- 24.3ish mm
Actual measuremet from 13 month old rotor on car: +/- 24mm
Minimum thickness stamped on back of rotor: 22mm
Rear Rotors
Stock measurement from a new rotor in my garage: 18mm
Stock measurement from 13 month old rotor on car: pretty much 18mm, measuring caliper just piches less tight on the old rotor compared to the new rotor at the same reading.
Minimum thickness stamped on back of rotor: 16mm
Last edited by SouthFL; 01-04-2008 at 09:10 PM.
#3
But yes, I've read the "Yo! Don't get Hawks bro cuz they eat thru rotorzzzzzzz!" many a time. Even worse is when the specific Hawk pad compound is not even mentioned.
#6
Plenty of dust.
Quiet for the most part. Only make noise when temps drop below 60 outside.
#9
I don't buy Kool-Aid
I have Hawk HP+ pads all the way around.
3 things about these pads,
1. They sqeeeeel like mad.
2. They leave a **** load of brake dust (I clean my wheels everyday now).
3. They feel the same as MazdaSpeed pads and with MazdaSpeed pads you dont get 1. & 2. So I'm going back to MS pads soon. Real soon.
3 things about these pads,
1. They sqeeeeel like mad.
2. They leave a **** load of brake dust (I clean my wheels everyday now).
3. They feel the same as MazdaSpeed pads and with MazdaSpeed pads you dont get 1. & 2. So I'm going back to MS pads soon. Real soon.
#10
^
There's a difference between brake feel and the ability of a brake pad to sustain heat without fade. I haven't tried the MS pads at the track- perhaps they are comparable. The Cobalt Friction GT Sport pads interest me as well. From what I've read, they provide lots of feel as well as sustainability.
There's a difference between brake feel and the ability of a brake pad to sustain heat without fade. I haven't tried the MS pads at the track- perhaps they are comparable. The Cobalt Friction GT Sport pads interest me as well. From what I've read, they provide lots of feel as well as sustainability.
Last edited by SouthFL; 01-06-2008 at 09:15 PM.
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