Happens to me as well on the track. The Hawk “ street performance” pads I used aren’t cutting it.
Cons: poor track performance
Vehicle:
Porsche Cayman
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I recently put Hawk Performance Ceramics (yellow box) on my FL5 for daily driving to combat the insane amount of brake dust that OEM pads have. So far they feel really good! They seem to have an initial bite that is a little more aggressive than the OEM pads, but still have good modulation. FWIW I live in the south and I haven't yet driven them in cold temps. I've read that ceramics can have a weaker initial bite when temps are near freezing but I haven't had a chance to evaluate that.
Pros: reduced brake dust, good initial bite, good modulation
Cons: potential weaker bite in cold
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Hawk DTC 70 or 60 are great and not too expensive, plus they didn't squeel for me on the street.
Pros: great, not expensive, no squeal
Hawk 5.0 Street Pads, if u want to do a mix of street, spirited and track driving, I run them on my GR86, and no issue. Though they do squeel a bit when its cold out.
Pros: good for mixed driving, no issues
Cons: squeal when cold
Vehicle:
Toyota
i run HP+ for track days, will be doing my 4th on them in a few weeks. they are plenty for my level of driving. i take them off after my track day because they are loud and filthy. but for on-track, they are perfect.
Pros: perfect on track, sufficient performance
Cons: loud, filthy
Vehicle:
Toyota
I have dtc-60 on mine. They’re great track pads, but overkill for your first track day. They’re comically squeaky if you use them around town and def not made for that.
Pros: great track pads
Cons: overkill for novice, very squeaky
I run the 60s in the front and stock in the rear. The 60s are a lot of braking power specially for your first time. I would not recommend the 70s that will be way too much. They are dusty but I'm at about 50% life on 5 track weekends. One weekend the car almost never shut off. If you are really using them make sure to give them a cool down lap or they will smoke.
Pros: lot of braking power, good longevity
Cons: dusty, can smoke without cooldown
I swapped to Hawk HP+ as a hybrid but ultimately I hated them on both street and track. They worked fine though.
Pros: worked fine
Cons: hated on street and track
Vehicle:
Subaru BRZ
WRT the Hawk Pads… I’ve run both compounds and for a beginner you’re not going to notice the difference. They’re both good track pads. Do not run them on the street or if you do try to minimize the time you are on them and know you will have horrible stopping distance when cold.
Pros: good track pads
Cons: not for street, poor cold stopping
I have the dtc60 with rbf600 fluid. No fade at all. Would recommend. If you're tracking only once a year though, make sure to swap back to street pads. The hawks dust a ton and squeal veeery loud.
Pros: no fade
Cons: very dusty, very loud
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