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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 01:53 PM
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I'm seeing different Hawk lts pads. Any certain ones that are better? Softer/better braking?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by schlepprock250
I'm seeing different Hawk lts pads. Any certain ones that are better? Softer/better braking?
I'm fairly certain there's only one LTS pad from Hawk for our trucks.

Check out HB302Y.700 part number.

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Stewart_H
I'm fairly certain there's only one LTS pad from Hawk for our trucks.

Check out HB302Y.700 part number.

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Yep.. That's the ones for the front. I was just checking their site.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 10:39 AM
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I think I've settled on these...
http://www.riffraffdiesel.com/hawk-sd-pads-front/
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 10:45 AM
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And these for the rear..
Hawk SD Pads - Rear
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 10:49 AM
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But it's weird. The Hawk website says they're not recommended for personal or recreational vehicles, but says recommended for light trucks towing excessive payloads. Hmm
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 10:59 AM
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But the again I like the EBC yellow, but not the price. 😁
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by schlepprock250
But the again I like the EBC yellow, but not the price. 😁
I can't stand EBC pads. I tried the greenstuff pads and they don't last long, plus they created more brake dust than I've ever seen on a wheel.

For my towing needs (10k travel trailer and 10k lb dump trailer) I use the Hawk LTS pads on the front and an OEM quality pad for the rears. The rears will work with just about any pad and since the majority of the stopping power comes from the fronts, I've found any quality replacement will work well on the rear, as long as I have the LTS pads up front. Obviously YMMV.

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Originally Posted by Stewart_H
I can't stand EBC pads. I tried the greenstuff pads and they don't last long, plus they created more brake dust than I've ever seen on a wheel.

For my towing needs (10k travel trailer and 10k lb dump trailer) I use the Hawk LTS pads on the front and an OEM quality pad for the rears. The rears will work with just about any pad and since the majority of the stopping power comes from the fronts, I've found any quality replacement will work well on the rear, as long as I have the LTS pads up front. Obviously YMMV.

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Thanks. That's why I'm wanting opinions. I don't have any experience with either. But I know the Wagner Thermoquiet aren't that good.
 
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I'm going with the Hawk lts pads front and rear.
 
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Originally Posted by Stewart_H
I can't stand EBC pads. I tried the greenstuff pads and they don't last long, plus they created more brake dust than I've ever seen on a wheel.
Same here with the dusty EBCs! They are on the wife's Scooby right now (01 Forester) and the dust volume is amazing. Dark grey color, almost black, so that helps hide it a bit. They work well enough, but it's a new bigger brake setup so I cannot say how much of the braking improvement is from the pads vs the bigger rotors.

Regarding the info on the Hawk site about their Super Duty pads... my interpretation is not so great when cold, and/or they're gonna squeal like a banshee. I only have a set because they were preloaded when I got SSBC calipers. Which is something of a recommendation if SSBC uses them. I'm sure we have brothers out there who tried them and can share their opinion. All that said, I expect you will like the LTS pads.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 08:32 AM
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I have had good luck with Wagner Severe Duty. You need properly break them in, but you should do that with all brakes, IMO
 
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The PowerStop Z36 Truck/Tow brake pads and rotor kit has been working well on my 2017 F150
 
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