Hi, Guest
09-18-2007, 07:53 AM
if you can lock up your wheels or engage ABS in the dry with your current brake setup, you will not get more 'stopping power' no matter what you purchase unless you get tires with more traction
on my '00 focus i felt that the hawk hps was more like OE replacement brake pad. it dusted a lot less, initial bite felt the same. i never experienced brake pad fade with either stock or hawk HPS, but i suspect that if you were able to overheat the stockers you would have started to overheat the hawks also because i don't believe the temperature range of the hawks is significantly higher than stock.
the stock pads in the focus (unless they changed them a lot since '00) are pretty good. i have seen/heard of lots of people who make close to stock power levels who track with stock brakes and have no problems
what exactly are you doing out of curiosity that you are getting brake pad fade? where were you driving, and what tires were you using? it is possible that a 'street' pad won't work for your driving style or for that course
on my '00 focus i felt that the hawk hps was more like OE replacement brake pad. it dusted a lot less, initial bite felt the same. i never experienced brake pad fade with either stock or hawk HPS, but i suspect that if you were able to overheat the stockers you would have started to overheat the hawks also because i don't believe the temperature range of the hawks is significantly higher than stock.
the stock pads in the focus (unless they changed them a lot since '00) are pretty good. i have seen/heard of lots of people who make close to stock power levels who track with stock brakes and have no problems
what exactly are you doing out of curiosity that you are getting brake pad fade? where were you driving, and what tires were you using? it is possible that a 'street' pad won't work for your driving style or for that course