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Offline roxer

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Brake pads
« on: April 10, 2015, 12:37:40 PM »
Just curious if there are any glaring differences between the Porterfield and Hawk HPS pads offered in the DDM stage 1 kit?  Are all four pretty similar?  Would I get better performance from I or the other as a street driver? I will be adding Meth and a larger turbo in the near future. Just curious if I picked the porterfields if I would have worse performance than choosing the Hawks.
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Re: Brake pads
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2015, 03:27:18 PM »
I am running Porterfields now.  Good stopping power.  I had Hawks before and they are very noisy until they get hot
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Re: Brake pads
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2015, 03:32:25 PM »
Are the Hawks what Kenny was running on the school bus?
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Re: Brake pads
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2015, 04:30:00 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on April 10, 2015, 03:27:18 PM
I had Hawks before and they are very noisy until they get hot
I have Hawk Ceramics on front and HPS on rear (which was what DDM Dave recommended at the time) and I have no noise at all.

FWIW:

Front: Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads   Part #   HB524Z740
Rear: Hawk HPS Brake Pads   Part #   HB478F605
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Re: Brake pads
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2015, 10:51:42 PM »
So from all accounts, neither hawk or Porterfields really have the edge over the other, right? They are both similar performance pads?
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Re: Brake pads
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2015, 01:47:30 PM »
I run Porterfield R4S from DDM in the last 2 years f+r and I don't have noises, next upgrade would be Willwoods from TCE
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Re: Brake pads
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2015, 04:53:39 PM »
I don't use brakes. I use my garage to slow me down.
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Re: Brake pads
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2015, 06:17:46 PM »
and guard rails, don't forget them
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