IceIridium

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Hopefully there will be a good ceramic pad for the F... I went with ceramics on my old Honda and there was a HUGE difference in brake dust levels. I have plenty of stock brake pad left on the F but the amount of dust is making me consider changing them early...

CircuitMS

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Still waiting on a solid ETA or update guys....Hawk can be a little slow.

Lexus999

what kind of brakes do the Z06 have.... they seem to work real well

Juanca

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I've been reading that ceramic pads don't have the good initial bite that the OEM pads have, and that you need to brake harder in order to accomplish the same stopping power as OEM. I'm not sure I want that, so what other options do we have?

If I already went through a whole year of OEM brake dust, I think I can take a little bit more. What do you guys think about the Ferodo DS2500 compared to OEM? I had them before on my Evo and braking power was good, and I don't remember having so much brake dust as now. What about Carbotech? They have so many compounds that I'm confused, what would be the closest match to OEM? What about the other Hawk compunds? As I said I can take some brake dust, I don't want to sacrifice performance.

Thanks.

lobuxracer

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Carbotech's street pad is the Bobcat 1521. I ran the XP12s in the front and the XP10s in the rear at Carolina Motorsports Park. I couldn't guess how they'd work on the street because I changed them at the track before and after my track time. I have a set of the Bobcat's on the shelf, but haven't needed them yet.

CircuitMS

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Brake dust is usually directly related to the amount of stopping force in a pad. The more friction and stopping power, the more dust a pad will create.

That's whay we always ask our customers what they want to do with the car before we make a suggestion for pads.

Ceramics are great for street/cruising pads. They are quiet, easy on rotors, last decently and dont dust too much. They do not have an agressive bite though, and do not handle high heat well.

Now a more agressive compound like an HPS or HP+ will have more friction and bite, but they will dust more and wear out quicker.

It's all relative. Do you want to stop sooner or have less dust/noise?

avgj0F

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We want it all--stop sooner, no noise and no brake dusts

Juanca

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^^^^^^ LOL, so true!

For a car as heavy as the IS-F, I'd say I'm ready to get some brake dust but I want to keep the same stopping power. Any suggestion other than OEM? I think I can rule out the ceramics.

lobuxracer

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Pad selection does not enter the equation for stopping distance. It enters the equation for brake fade and feel, but not stopping distance. If your pad can engage ABS, you can't stop any faster. If your pad can't engage ABS, you need to take those cheese blocks out of your calipers and put in some brake pads.

dkaplan435

I'm not sure if this will help... But I'm sure there'd be no brake dust..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s_spaceship_paradox

flowrider

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Be wary of ceramic pads:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ke-pads-3.html

Check out post #33.

Lou

Galaxy 40

I just got my Hawk ceramic pads....so far so good.

1.I noticed that it does have less stopping power than oem.
2.Less brake dust.
3.Low/less noise than my oem pads.

lobuxracer

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What does #1 mean? You mean you have to push harder on the brakes for the same amount of stopping power? Or do you mean you can't engage the ABS with these pads?

Galaxy 40

1.Push a little harder.

CircuitMS

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Hey guys, just got word today that the pads are available again from Hawk and are in stock.

Shoot us a PM for more info and pricing, thanks.