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Thoughts on them? After 4 years my hawks have bit the dust and were grinding mee brembos. I grabbed some of the Wagners to hold me down for a month or two while I'm driving the ta to work. Will these things be able to stop me from 130mph at trails?
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Thoughts on them? After 4 years my hawks have bit the dust and were grinding mee brembos. I grabbed some of the Wagners to hold me down for a month or two while I'm driving the ta to work. Will these things be able to stop me from 130mph at trails?

 

EBC yellow is what i use. Only thing you need to do it warm them up a tad and they grip great. I have no idea about wagners.

 

I believe i paid 100 bucks for a front pair of yellows.

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yes....

 

 

the thing with drag racing is, the brakes get heated once......when you stop at the end of the track...

 

hence why you need a chute mounted at 135mph, but dont need to use it till 150

 

i used to stop a manual brake, 4 wheel drum nova at kilcare...with regular old shoes. it wasnt as bad with the aerospace brakes, but wasnt much better.

 

pad material has a lot to do with it...if you use a pad that needs heat in it to grip, at the drag strip. they may not start working soon enough.

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yes....

 

 

the thing with drag racing is, the brakes get heated once......when you stop at the end of the track...

 

hence why you need a chute mounted at 135mph, but dont need to use it till 150

 

i used to stop a manual brake, 4 wheel drum nova at kilcare...with regular old shoes. it wasnt as bad with the aerospace brakes, but wasnt much better.

 

pad material has a lot to do with it...if you use a pad that needs heat in it to grip, at the drag strip. they may not start working soon enough.

 

Thanks. Based on how they look I'm guessing I'll only get a year out of them, but if they can stop me thats all I need.

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Thanks. Based on how they look I'm guessing I'll only get a year out of them, but if they can stop me thats all I need.

 

 

they should last 10-15k(or longer) stopping at 135 part time

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Which hawks were you using?

I just put some Hawk HPS on the daily, (used them on the a6 as well) I really like them a lot. They don't have the initial insta-bite of the OEM pads. But, once they get a little heat in them, they are amazing. Plus they dust less and actualy last a while.

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The HP plus pads. I loved them until this year. I know my 15' Welds wont fit over fresh pads that big so I'm experimenting.

 

The HP+ are geared more towards racing than street use, they very well might take a bit longer than you'd like to heat up.

 

Oh, and +1 for concrete, be sure to use a name brand vice grip though, don't cheap out on this process.

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I rubbed mine against my vinyl siding... I knew I was doing something wrong.

 

 

If the hawks have to be heated up I never noticed. But then again I was a virgin to pads until the hawks so I wouldnt know the difference.

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I rubbed mine against my vinyl siding... I knew I was doing something wrong.

 

 

If the hawks have to be heated up I never noticed. But then again I was a virgin to pads until the hawks so I wouldnt know the difference.

 

 

Well, you are starting with a pretty gay brake setup, so you are probably used to fail. :p

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Well, you are starting with a pretty gay brake setup, so you are probably used to fail. :p

 

I has brembos, 3 dot fluid, and a strong right foot that I have to control so that I dont stomp out my diamond plate flooring. My brake set up is full of win!

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