Brake pads OEM Honda or Hawk Performance

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3.9

Braking

3.5

Dust

4.0

Noise

3.0

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4.0

Braking

4.1

Dust

3.0

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2.6

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Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Extension-Wonder-558 6 Nov 2025, 20:25

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 5.0

slapped on hawk pads and it’s been great way less dust than OEM

Pros: less dust, great performance

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

geezer5000 4 Nov 2025, 01:14

Braking:

Rating 5.0

centric cryo rotors with hawk gt 5.0 pads, last forever no fade during hard street driving

Pros: no fade, last forever

OEM Honda › Brake pads

Mizar97 25 Oct 2025, 04:10

Braking:

Rating 5.0

Rev matching is better for the brake pads... and it sounds cool lol. Same reason I rev match downshift in my Honda Civic.

Pros: better for the brake pads

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

jbourne0129 23 Oct 2025, 11:53

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

i run dedicated track pads, HAWK HP+ . they are loud and filthy but perform phenomenally well for my skill level.

Pros: phenomenal performance

Cons: loud, filthy

Vehicle: Toyota

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

YoMamAzDaddy14 21 Oct 2025, 17:04

Braking:

Rating 4.0

If you want upgraded pads. Try HAWK 5.0 pads. You can't go wrong with a better initial bit, better response and shorter stopping distance.

Pros: better initial bit, better response

Cons: may make noise

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

rnikolich9 14 Oct 2025, 22:59

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I ran Hawk HPS5.0 on my WRX for a while (with STI Brembos) and aftermarket rotors. They worked pretty well for dual purpose.

Pros: worked pretty well, dual purpose

Vehicle: Subaru

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

kyallroad 14 Oct 2025, 16:20

Braking:
Noise:

Rating 4.0

For street manners but still functional for autocross purposes I liked the Hawk HPS 5.0.

Pros: good street manners, functional for autocross

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

SecretWitness8251 16 Sep 2025, 15:21

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 3.5

Hawk pads brake great but they will eat your rotors and they are some of the dustiest pads.

Pros: brake great

Cons: eat rotors, very dusty

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

ateamm 6 Aug 2025, 20:21

Braking:

Rating 3.0

I recently switched to DTC-60 for my first full on race pad. Worked fine for my turbo car except my calipers got crazy hot.

Pros: worked fine

Cons: calipers got hot

Vehicle: Mazda

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

olafpfj 16 Sep 2025, 17:05

Braking:

Rating 2.0

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

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