Nismo pads vs Hawk HPS
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Originally Posted by kaminariZ
exactly. if you had a shop install your pads, than i would still bed them myself. if you installed them yourself and did not bed them, than your pads are a waste of money because they will not work like they are supposed to. Anyone complaining that hawks produce a lot of dust, did not bed there brakes right. because they produce damn near none! After you start your car do a couple light brakes from 45, than do two very hard brakes from 60-10mph, and than go out and see how the Hawks perform. They need to get warmed up a bit because they are ceramic.
What is bedding?
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I just purchased a set of Nismo pads all around did the bedding in process and WOW, what an improvement over stock pads. The only down side to this is that when cold they have little less initial bite, still stop but if they are warm they bite very hard. On my OEM brembos. I like them
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I've put Hawk HPS on my car a few months ago. As some others have mentioned, initially there isn't as much bite as the OEM, but I've found that pressing the brake a little harder gets a much stronger bite than the OEM. I do really like that there's very little dust.
I cleaned my wheels after I changed my brakes a month and a half ago, and they're still pretty clean!
I cleaned my wheels after I changed my brakes a month and a half ago, and they're still pretty clean!
The Nismo pads have a bit better initial bite over the Hawks, as far as brake dust both are much lower then the factory pads. I prefer the Nismo pads over the Hawks. If anyone is intersted i can do a special price on any Nismo brake pads for my350 members.
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Originally Posted by Eddie@Performance
Somthing in the lines of $65 for non brembos and $95 for brembo models.
ouch. I just bought a full set of nismo pads for brembos form you like last wensday put them on the car on the 4th of july.
Originally Posted by Eddie@Performance
Somthing in the lines of $65 for non brembos and $95 for brembo models.
Are the brembo prices for all 4 pads? These are for the nismos? PM me with shipping to 33437.
Originally Posted by captj3
Are the brembo prices for all 4 pads? These are for the nismos? PM me with shipping to 33437.
No, its per axle set and not for all 4 corners.
Originally Posted by Eddie@Performance
Yep thats it. 
Originally Posted by Fluid1
The Hawk pads produce MORE dust, have LESS initial bite, and activate ABS way early.