Anyone using Hawk SD brake pads?
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Anyone using Hawk SD brake pads?
I purchased Hawk SD pads on cyber Monday and now i'm wondering if they are overkill and i should have got the regular pads. Their website says HD is
for fleet trucks 1 ton and over ( should have checked their site first). I do pull a landscape trilaer spring, summer, fall and have a sander and plow in winter.
Just curious if anyone has these and how they work. I will not install them untill spring and by then it might be to late to exchange them.
for fleet trucks 1 ton and over ( should have checked their site first). I do pull a landscape trilaer spring, summer, fall and have a sander and plow in winter.
Just curious if anyone has these and how they work. I will not install them untill spring and by then it might be to late to exchange them.
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Not sure what "bed them in" means. I have done brakes every spring for 21 years....never heard that term.
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I also had not heard of the "bed them in " process until I tried to return my Hawk pads after they developed pulsating after about 1200 miles. I'm not sure if bedding them in would have helped, but it was an expensive lesson for me. Now I just go with the Raybestos premium stuff. Not quite the lowest price, but far cheaper than the Hawk/Powerslot combo that didn't work, for me anyhow.
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To bed them in means to put them through several heat cycles when they are new. Actually Hawk requires you to do so, there is a link on their website that shows you how to do it. If you do not do it properly, the pads WILL make noise.
I ordered the Superduty pads and while they have great stopping power, they are extremely dusty. Next time I will get the LTS or LTZ or whatever those letters are.
I ordered the Superduty pads and while they have great stopping power, they are extremely dusty. Next time I will get the LTS or LTZ or whatever those letters are.
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I have Hawk pads on the front and wagner on the rear with cyro power slotted rotors all the way around. I tow a heavy horse trailer fairly often. I like them and have not had any rotors warp yet. Their website talks about the bed in process and mine came with instructions as well. I followed this to the letter. I think the hardest thing on rotors is excessive heat which is often caused by braking hard with a heavy load and some da pulls out in front of you. I think turned rotors warp faster than new ones. I can not say if hawk pads are better but I think The Power Slotted Cyro rotors are excellent.
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I used them before...hated them. They wore down real quick. I have had a set of Wagner Thermoquiet pads now (Federal Mogul makes them) I love them. They actually stop my truck better than any pad I had before (Ford OEM, Hawk, NAPA brand) and are lasting pretty good to.
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I had them and THEY SUCKED! The brake material came off from the backing after about 1000 miles. I am buying NAPA from here on out (but they changed suppliers for some stuff so I might change that opinion.) I am a big NAPA brakes fan, but my uncle was a sales rep for them for 10+ years so I may be tainted.
Going to get a picture of the pads...first I have to remember how to do it!
Here you go!
Going to get a picture of the pads...first I have to remember how to do it!
Here you go!
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Bought a set on my old 2000 SD along with new powerslot (non-cryo, weren't in stock at the time) rotors, didn't like them that much. I broke 'em in as the instructions stated and they weren't any better than brakes that cost half as much...
These seem to be hit and miss, some swear by them, some swear at them. I fell into the latter category...
These seem to be hit and miss, some swear by them, some swear at them. I fell into the latter category...
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Here's the procedure from my Hawk LTS box....
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I had them and THEY SUCKED! The brake material came off from the backing after about 1000 miles. I am buying NAPA from here on out (but they changed suppliers for some stuff so I might change that opinion.) I am a big NAPA brakes fan, but my uncle was a sales rep for them for 10+ years so I may be tainted.
Going to get a picture of the pads...first I have to remember how to do it!
Here you go!
Going to get a picture of the pads...first I have to remember how to do it!
Here you go!
That's alot of rust/rust dust for only 1000 miles of service.
The shim even looks like it is rotted and came off. (lower left pic)
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Its hard to believe that those pads rusted that much in 1000 miles. I took mine off last week to inspect the pads and after three years mine look nothing like that. I live in Ks and we set a record for snow and rain last year which means we also set a record for salt/urea treatment as well. If there is a better pad and rotor I am all for trying them I have relations that own 2 Napa stores.
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I have done brakes every spring for 21 years....never heard that term.
