[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

You may find this an interesting read: "The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System"

For what it is worth, I just this spring installed the Hawk HPS pads, and immediately spent 3 days chasing around the mountain twisties in the lower Appalachian mountains doing "The Tail of the Dragon", "Six Gaps", and "The Devil's Triangle", among others. I was very pleased with the additional stopping grip these pads have over the stock pads. And, just a couple days ago, I was cruising a curvy river road, doing about 55 when this A-hole in a big delivery van at an intersection pulls out and turns right to lumber along ahead of me, grinding along at maybe 10 mph. AND (of course) there was a car coming from the other way so I couldn't pass, leaving me no option but to break hard, or plug his azz with the Vette. But, again, I was pleasantly surprised at how much grip the HPS pads had, compared to the stock pads on there before. Before I would have been standing on the break peddle and praying, but this time...no problem at all.

Yes, I realize it is the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road that determines the braking ability. But too, the coefficient of friction has to exist between the pads and the disc first! There are other pads perhaps as good or better, but the HPS pads proved to me to have excellent grip with substantially less peddle force, compared to stock pads.

Just sayin...

As Paul notes, the article is a good one to read. And I also switched to Hawk HPS Street Pads recently and like the feel a bit better than the stock ones. But for normal street driving stock is fine.--Bob