Orient Express

After years of searching, I have finally found a quality street pad that is equal in stopping power, pedal feel, and noise to the stock 996 pad.

Hawk HPS Ferro-Carbon pads

They are not the cheapest pads, they cost about $170 for the fronts, but they are light years better than any other street pad that I have used on my 996.

I have about 1K miles on these new pads, and there is almost no brake dust, and the dust that is there (which I think is more road dust than brake dust) is very light colored and comes right off with a wet rag.

If OEM pad black brake dust drives you crazy, then this is the pad for you.

Barn996

Thanks, but too late. Just ordered OEM pads for $139 or so. Next time...

Ericginpa

+1 on the hawks,did front and rear about 2months ago been very happy with them. Especially since I put on intricate wheels that were a pita to clean

Marc Gelefsky

I wonder if they would work well on a Cayenne, That thing generates unreal amounts of brake dust!
(I'm sure it's not related to my driving style )

fpena944

Another one that I've seen work real well (but haven't tried them yet) are EBC Yellows.

A guy with a Boxster S was next to me at a DE session and each time he came back I noticed how clean his wheels always were compared to mine that turn black after 5 minutes of driving.

Dennis C

+1

soverystout

Yeah but EBC yellows are not a street pad. The EBC red, which is a street pad, were very low dust and worked great on my mazdaspeed6.

AndyK

Thanks for the tip! I'll get the Hawk pads when I need brakes if they meet your rigid standards!!

Down South

Thanks, Orient!

I'm due for a brake pad replacement soon and I'll be using these pads.

spender

Hey OE, can you pass on the part numbers from Hawk that you got?

gota911

Gary,

Thanks for the tip! My 997 brakes throw much more brake dust than my 996 ever did. The silver OEM wheels look like they are painted Gun metal wheels after a couple of days. While I don't need new pads, I may get some Hawks anyway.

Goldenwarrior1

Thanks Orient Express! The front pads in particular drive me crazy!

RF5BPilot

Possibly a stupid question -- but if the ad is correct and they actually have greater grip (friction) than the factory pads, would it be advisable to replace all 4 wheel sets at once to have more even friction front & rear?

(I know the fronts do most of the stopping, but I would guess that the nanny electronics were set up assuming a balanced system.)

gota911

Gary,

Any updates on the Hawk HPS brakes? .... stopping power?.....amount of brake dust?

Doug996InKC

I'd like this info too. Are these correct from Summit Racing -- http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HWK-HB550F634/ -- according to -- http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HW...n/?prefilter=1

If there are a handful of us looking to buy, I'd be happy to call Summit to see if they'd give us a group buy.