Brake pads Raybestos or Hawk Performance

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3.9

Braking

3.9

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3.7

Noise

2.8

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4.0

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4.1

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3.0

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Raybestos › Brake pads

Gryfth 8 Jan 2026, 16:47

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Raybestos is fine for everyday driving actually, wasn\u2019t aware that\u2019s what you had.

Pros: fine for driving

Raybestos › Brake pads

bingbongfat 5 Jan 2026, 10:27

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I've been using raybestus element 3. Pads and rotors on my Toyotas.

Vehicle: Toyota

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

wormwormo 24 Dec 2025, 13:32

Rating 5.0

I would stick to oem or hawk pads.

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

dwoj206 22 Dec 2025, 23:39

Braking:

Rating 5.0

Hawk 5.0 street. Very nice stoppers they make.

Pros: very nice stoppers

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Altruistic-Earth490 21 Dec 2025, 18:57

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Hawk HPS brake pads are good to go with for daily driving.

Pros: good for daily driving

Raybestos › Brake pads

AW-SOM-O 17 Dec 2025, 03:09

Rating 4.0

I would look at Raybestos, Wagner, Bendix, Bosch, or any of the major parts store brands.

Pros: major parts store brands

Cons: skimp on brake pads

Raybestos › Brake pads

Lxiflyby 19 Jan 2026, 14:15

Braking:

Rating 3.0

Raybestoes are okay

Pros: okay

Raybestos › Brake pads

Impossible-Use6521 3 Jan 2026, 01:37

Braking:

Rating 3.0

Over 600 per axle for brakes seems high. I just ordered Raybestos pads and rotors front and back for 250 total from rock. Learning how to fix your car is like paying yourself.

Raybestos › Brake pads

g26okie 19 Jan 2026, 16:28

Braking:

Rating 2.0

I had bad luck with a set of raybestos I put on my Tlx. Vibrations after 3k miles. Rebedded them, vibes again in 3k.

Cons: vibrations after 3k miles

Vehicle: Acura TLX

Mileage: 3000 km

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

whenthewindbreathes 22 Dec 2025, 08:06

Braking:

Rating 1.0

Hawk HPS5 is ceramic and not good. The Akebonos also blow.

Cons: not good

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