Axxis Ultimates vs Hawk HPS & HP+ (no jew jokes please)

[nefarious7907]

I just got some hawk ceramic pads, I ordered some brembo drilled and slotted front rotors and hopefully I can get some TMS brake lines and get them installed within a few weeks. I havent heard anything about hawk ceramic pads around here, i picked mine up for 60 at the tire rack.

[JiXer]

Axxis Ultimates are awesome brake pads, cold, warm, and hot. I have even run them on the track and they held up.
Dust like a bitch and get noisy from time to time.

not a fan of the Hawks.

J.

[TrentW]

I just got some hawk ceramic pads, I ordered some brembo drilled and slotted front rotors and hopefully I can get some TMS brake lines and get them installed within a few weeks. I havent heard anything about hawk ceramic pads around here, i picked mine up for 60 at the tire rack.

Hawk Ceramic pads are terrible on a street car--bite is awful. Had them on my wife's E30 cause a vendor recommended them for longevity and low dust. She mentioned to me a couple of times that she had a hard time stopping short when someone would pull out in front of her, but I thought she was exaggerating--until I just about rear-ended an SUV on the expressway. Switched over to Hawk HPS and we're both much happier now.

What have you experienced?

[nrubenstein]

Basically, nothing will feel "good" in E30 brakes other than the HP+. I'm experimenting with a set of the Stoptech Street performance pads right now (wore out my HP+) and they seem to be tolerable.

But again, the nature of the HP+ is that it should NEVER be used on track because it will feel awesome right up to the point when you have no brakes at all.

[Wh33lhop]

Basically, nothing will feel "good" in E30 brakes other than the HP+. I'm experimenting with a set of the Stoptech Street performance pads right now (wore out my HP+) and they seem to be tolerable.

But again, the nature of the HP+ is that it should NEVER be used on track because it will feel awesome right up to the point when you have no brakes at all.

I can vouch for HP+ being awesome on the street. I love the crap out of mine. They are certainly very noisy at times though.

[110stx]

Hawk HP Plus.

/endthread.

[Balleristic31]

Pfc 06

Much better than hp+ which I dd/track/autox with.

[priapism]

HP+ work great, great bite, but damn do they squeak a lot. I took them off for street use. For Auto-x do you really brake that much? I'd just run good quality street pads.

[bastianshaw]

mintex reds are NOT a low dust pad

[TrentW]

I can vouch for HP+ being awesome on the street. I love the crap out of mine. They are certainly very noisy at times though.

HP+ work great, great bite, but damn do they squeak a lot. I took them off for street use. For Auto-x do you really brake that much? I'd just run good quality street pads.

Well that's not good, but I guess I'll see (or hear) how bad it is. It's always a trade-off though, and I'd rather have the stopping power over squeaking.