Put my front Hawk front pads on a few days ago. Was a 45min job at home. They are sweet... don't overheat like the old ones! I have 28.800 on my Max. I paid $69 with next day delivery from www.tirerack.com

I wish they had performance rear pads... but the guy told me they have OEM replacements only. Performance rear pads & some SS lines would have been sweet. Maybe soon...

FYI: I got the mid-level performance Hawk pads. Not the RACE-only pads. The RACE-only pads aren't really for everyday driving, according to the TireRack guy.

G

 

Are these the Hawk HPS? If not, which model?

They are VERY good brake pads. Very little fade and brake dust.

 

Yup!

Hawk Performance HPS with Ferro-Carbon compound

G

 

Damn, you changed your brakes at 28k? My '00 max has over 44k and it's still on the OEM pads/rotors.

J.

 

I got 23K on my 2k2 and its scary to brake hard a about 65mph it shakes like crazy. I'll probably get the pads u have hopefully it'll fix it.

 

I got 23K on my 2k2 and its scary to brake hard a about 65mph it shakes like crazy. I'll probably get the pads u have , hopefully it'll fix it.

 

I had the same exact performance.... very scary. When they overheated, they would shake & make noise.

The new pads have completely eliminated this. It's a good thing I caught it before the rotors got shot.

I can almost "feel" the rear pads acting up a bit... I think they need to be changed also.

OEM pads = crap
OEM rotors = crap

G

 

it all depends on the type of driving you do... if 99% of your miles are highway with no traffic, your brakes will last longer.. it also depends how you brake, some people wait too long to brake and then get on them pretty hard, and if you mess around with people a lot youre going to be braking hard a lot

 

I brake very... very calmly. The stock 2k2 pads & rotors seem crappy 2me. I never had any problems with 50,000 on my 98 Hyundai. And I actually drive more civilized now... well at least with the braking part.

G

 

i changed my brakes and had my rotors cut at about 20k miles... in general i dont brake hard, i steadily slow down rather than waiting too long to brake.. but when im racing someone im a little more harsh on the brakes.
it doesnt really bother me though, its not like brakes are that expensive