I have these, like others have said you can just get stock 33 GTR pads and rotors off of z1 if your in the states. I recommend if it’s in your budget DB5000(front)3000?(I think for rear) and some hawk ceramics,braided lines. It’s a huge difference from stock by upgrading whole system and depending on how much you drive it will last forever. I’m on like year 6 since upgrades and and the pads and hats are still in great shape

Pros: long lasting, great shape

Vehicle: Nissan Skyline

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

its-lejon_brames 23 Mar 2025, 17:14

Rating 5.0

Dust:

I went with DBA T2 rotors with Hawk Ceramics. This was my first time trying hawk and I will never switch unless necessary. These have been by far the cleanest brake pads I've ever run. I've tried most other popular name brands and even off brand stuff.

Pros: cleanest pads, great performance

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Stormy_Turtles 18 Mar 2025, 00:26

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I use Hawk 5.0 pads front and rear for autocross. if you want a more aggressive pad that's still street-able, I'd recommend those.

Pros: aggressive, street-able

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

imaginaryfigmen 8 Mar 2025, 13:58

Rating 4.0

Braking:

I was using dtc 60s for the last half of last year and they lived up great through 7 days of tracking (8mm/5mm remaining rear/front), however the aggressive bite has a learning curve and is prone to ice pedal on my car. I'm switching to their ERS-1 pad this year and expecting them to last even longer.

Pros: long lasting, good performance

Cons: aggressive bite, ice pedal

Vehicle: Porsche

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

lilshantae 4 Mar 2025, 19:07

Rating 4.0

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

I’m currently running Hawk HP+ on all 4 corners. I love how the pads feel and hold up- I don’t mind the noise but the dust is so so bad.

Pros: good feel, good stopping power

Cons: lots of dust

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

InfamousCrown 23 Feb 2025, 15:12

Rating 5.0

Braking:
Dust:

I used hawk pads a few years ago on my F150 and even though they were advertised as dust free, they put off some of the worst dust ever even after following the break in instructions. Nowadays, I am a huge Element3 fan boy. All the family vehicles have em and I have no complaints.

Pros: no complaints, Element3 fan

Cons: worst dust ever

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

NaesMucols42 23 Feb 2025, 02:38

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I love hawk pads and raybestos Element3 rotors

Pros: love hawk pads

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

jbourne0129 16 May 2024, 19:45

Rating 3.5

Braking:

Motul RBF600 is a popular fluid choice.

pad choices are far and wide. i run hawk HP+ which isnt really the best track pad but its gotten me by. the paint on the back of the pads melted off before i ever felt fade so i guess they worked well but i suspect im *at* the limit of their performance.

Pros: good for street use

Cons: melted paint

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

BrockLanders008 17 Apr 2024, 21:05

Rating 3.5

Braking:
Dust:

Hawk hp+ and a small car duster, they are dusty. You loose some initial bite but the more you dig in the better they work.

Pros: better with more use

Cons: dusty, less initial bite

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Aonarch 9 May 2025, 14:23

Rating 1.0

Braking:

The brakes suck. Kind of makes me think they just need to be bled, or the ABS pump needs to be cycled and bled via OBD2 scanner. I ordered SS lines, Hawk pads, and fluid to fix it.

Cons: brakes suck

Vehicle: Jeep Wrangler