Hawk HPS 5.0 pads decision

neowylde said:

Thanks for your recommendation @MikeO I've never had Hawks before , just been reading from other threads , and STi owners that they've been good.

I use the car for street driving and some spirited driving and not for any racing. Never heard of Endless before but if they have better pads for A-B driving road driving than the Hawks I'll consider, just need to find where I can get them I Canada What do you think of DBA rotors? What do you recommend for regular road / spirited driving setup?

Thanks for your help!!

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Not a problem. At the end of the day, regardless of driving style/needs; brakes are a very essential component of any car. If cost is not of top priority, having better brakes is never going to hurt.

At the end of the day, for typical road use, Hawks are a fine pad for the price point at ~$250/set. The Endless pads are double the price of those Hawks, but they'll stop your car when they're cold/warm/hot/wet/dry/etc without any issue. And next to zero brake dust compared to the hawks; on top of being a better performing pad.

I have not had project mu's, but I have a few friends who have tracked with their brakes/pads and stand by them. So definitely also worth looking into per @ChefPhil 's rec.


DBA rotors are great, I have the 4000 series on my rears currently. If you're not tracking the car, I think you would be happy with the street series. They will certainly be an improvement over the stock rotors.

Personally though, for the initial amount you're paying for the streets, I would spend a little bit more to do a full upgrade to the 4000 series. They will probably be another $100 over the street series for all four, but a more substantial upgrade over stock. Or you do the 4000's up front and streets on the rear. Either way, they'll definitely be much sharper than the stock rotors.