In Defense of J55 Brakes - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

conesare2seconds · 06-17-2021

Pads make a big difference. When I autocrossed all the time, I put on new pads every year and once accidentally switched from Hawk HPS pads to HP+. I daily drove the car and the HP+ likes a little heat. The first stop or two of the morning commute the brakes were plain weak. After 6 months of scaring myself and a close call or two I gave up and switched back. The Plus pads technically had better specs but weren?t best for my application. The HPS pads didn?t stay hot in autox they way they would have for track day use and worked better than Plus at everyday temps Lately I?m using HPS 5.0 on the ZR-1 and am happy so far.

06-17-2021	#12
conesare2seconds Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Greater St. Louis Posts: 490	Re: In Defense of J55 Brakes Pads make a big difference. When I autocrossed all the time, I put on new pads every year and once accidentally switched from Hawk HPS pads to HP+. I daily drove the car and the HP+ likes a little heat. The first stop or two of the morning commute the brakes were plain weak. After 6 months of scaring myself and a close call or two I gave up and switched back. The Plus pads technically had better specs but weren?t best for my application. The HPS pads didn?t stay hot in autox they way they would have for track day use and worked better than Plus at everyday temps Lately I?m using HPS 5.0 on the ZR-1 and am happy so far.