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PhillipsLT5 · 11-03-2013

Looking for a pad a little more aggressive than stox pad, with not too much brake dust, wheels are stox, calipers are stox, just weekend driving and occasional drag, mile or road course racing, maybe a few times a year

Mystic ZR-1 · 11-03-2013

Hawk HPS pads and a good flush & bleed of the
brake fluid will do the job

GOLDCYLON · 11-03-2013

Hawk HPS is what I use Phil. Very happy with em

RHanselman · 11-03-2013

Same...

mike100 · 11-03-2013

Happily running HPS on C5 calipers and rotors, but I will admit that they dust a lot. Still better than ceramics on the front and cracked rotors from too much heat.

JThomas · 11-03-2013

I used Hawks HPS pads on my '92 and thought they were real good for autocross and "aggressive" street use.

I will switch to them on my '95, when it is time to change.

Z51JEFF · 11-04-2013

Im using Akebono pads,will never use anything else and 90% brake dust gone.As far as performance,they stop the car.

-=Jeff=- · 11-04-2013

I had Akebono pads in my wife's van and they worked well

I have HPS pads on my vette

PhillipsLT5 · 11-05-2013

HPS on the way from summit

GOLDCYLON · 11-05-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhillipsLT5

HPS on the way from summit

John doing the install? I'm replacing rear hub this weekend

11-03-2013	#1
PhillipsLT5 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,452	Brake Pad suggestions Looking for a pad a little more aggressive than stox pad, with not too much brake dust, wheels are stox, calipers are stox, just weekend driving and occasional drag, mile or road course racing, maybe a few times a year

11-03-2013	#2
Mystic ZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 2,633	Re: Brake Pad suggestions Hawk HPS pads and a good flush & bleed of the brake fluid will do the job

11-03-2013	#3
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: Brake Pad suggestions Hawk HPS is what I use Phil. Very happy with em __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

11-03-2013	#4
RHanselman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cresson, TX Posts: 970	Re: Brake Pad suggestions Same... __________________ Ron Hanselman Founding Member #80 CM Lifetime Member #1093 1991 #383 Twin Turbo 1993 #099 Ruby, Jeal 368 w/Snake Skinner body 1961 White with Red Int

11-03-2013	#5
mike100 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Marcos CA Posts: 1,802	Re: Brake Pad suggestions Happily running HPS on C5 calipers and rotors, but I will admit that they dust a lot. Still better than ceramics on the front and cracked rotors from too much heat.

11-03-2013	#6
JThomas Join Date: May 2008 Location: Okemos, MI. Posts: 1,191	Re: Brake Pad suggestions I used Hawks HPS pads on my '92 and thought they were real good for autocross and "aggressive" street use. I will switch to them on my '95, when it is time to change. __________________ Joe Thomas Corvette Club of Michigan NCRS-Michigan Chapter Member NCM Master Ambassador NCM Lifetime Member Former NCM Board Member 1991 ZR-1 Melon Copper Metallic/Black 1992 ZR-1 Bright Red/Black (Sold) 1995 ZR-1 Bright Aqua/Gray (Sold) 2012 ZR1 Super Sonic Blue / Dark Titanium

11-04-2013	#7
Z51JEFF Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fremont,Ca Posts: 3,079	Re: Brake Pad suggestions Im using Akebono pads,will never use anything else and 90% brake dust gone.As far as performance,they stop the car.

11-04-2013	#8
-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,169	Re: Brake Pad suggestions I had Akebono pads in my wife's van and they worked well I have HPS pads on my vette __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - Flowmaster Cats - Borla Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

11-05-2013	#9
PhillipsLT5 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,452	Re: Brake Pad suggestions HPS on the way from summit