Spoke to a guy named shawn at Hawk Performance the other day regarding break pads and their length of service. Some people are convinced you run them once
and trash them, refusing to believe this could be true I called Hawk and they said as long as the heat range for their pads hav'nt been exceeded(900
degrees for blacks, 1000 degrees for blues) you can run them to about 1/4" off the rivets. This is due to the pad material acting like a heat barrier and
it also absorbs heat. The pad can also crack and break off in chunks when they are too thin. If your padds heat range has been exceeded it will turn blue and
glazed. If your in question about your calipers heat buy a stick on temp. gauge from Speedway motors or some other vendor. A properly balanced system
should'nt exceed these limits even in the long races. If you have a belt sander this is the best way to clean and true them back up.
I have used pads(mostly front now) that are 80-90%. 25.00........why spend 60 or 70 for a new box? 812-972-5187
If you have any knowledge to add to this please do so
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Posts: 710 (08/06/09 02:45 AM) PA System |
Zehnder this maybe a stupid question but what applications will the pads you have fit? I have a 93 Beretta will they work and what benefits come from these
pads I have heard all the xtreme guys swear by them but why?
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Posts: 7638 (08/06/09 09:41 AM) Jakes Stunt Double |
Depends on which type of Hawk pads you use.
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Posts: 290 (08/06/09 01:37 PM) Lamont's Daddy |
8 man the hawk pads are extremely agressive and they absorb and displace heat alot better than your auto zone semi-metallic pads. The downside is it's like taking a 4-1/2" grinder to your rotors.....wears them out very quick. Have'nt you noticed the shower of sparks coming from the 0 car going on the turns? I know ive seen that on plenty of dromers too. The pads that I have fit a full size gm caliper. Not sure what a beretta's caliper looks like but I can't imagine them being the same. You might ask around. |
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