Ceramic brake pads are used in professional racing where 200 mile per hour speeds quickly generate blistering heat because they offer the natural ability to stay cool under the most severe conditions.
Hawk brake pads ceramic vs hps.
They are quiet with no squealing of any kind.
Any inventory of hps pads that remain after february 1st 2019 will still be available for sale while supplies last.
Less fade means you will have better pedal feel and more consistent performance in a durable brake pad that generates less dust.
I am a brake noob so please answer my questions.
Whether you re looking for more safety more stopping power or want a cleaner less noisy brake pad hawk performance has your street needs covered.
Meaning they are not recommended for our regular brake system.
In a world where cars are getting bigger and faster hawk performance brake pads are specially engineered to improve upon your oe braking capabilities.
But a high price for new brake pads and brake rotors.
Note the picture is a generic picture of front pads.
Jun 22 2011 from the august 2011 issue of car and driver.
Cermic beats hps in every way.
Hawk brake pad compounds all mu temperature hps 5 0 hp plus black blue 42 ht 10 street race dtc60 dtc70 dtc70 dtc60 ht 10 street race hp plus blue 42 hps 5 0 tested under laboratory conditions black the mu factor represents a measurement of the brake pad s coefficient of friction against the brake rotor surface with 0.
Cermic is a bit more expansive but says lower dust.
The may groan a bit when moving at very low speeds while pressing the brake pedal but many pads do that.
But i also read somehere here that ceramic pads are suppoed to be used with only cermic rotors or something.
Hawk oes brake pads are made of ceramic compounds instead of traditional metallic ones equipped on most vehicles as original equipment.
Hawk brake pads give much better braking performance than the honda factory pads.
Hawk considering skimping on your next set of replacement pads.
To help you during this transition we will waive our umap monitoring on the hps compound.
Please contact your sales or customer service representative for further details with any questions.
Performance brake pads compared.
For just regular driving which is the way to go.