Hawk Pads are Best Upgrade Ever

[cst]

How long do these pads last in relations to the OEM under ordinary street conditions?

 

[Yukoncole]

How long do these pads last in relations to the OEM under ordinary street conditions?

Ceramics in general should last longer! In my opinion, though, that is just a side bonus; the real bonus is the serious reduction in brake dust!!

 

[cst]

What model hawks are most buying? The Z or N?

 

[GRP]

What model hawks are most buying? The Z or N?

The Z compound is the ceramic low dust option.
Those are on national backorder until around August or so.

 

[Yukoncole]

The Z compund is the ceramic low dust option.
Those are on national backorder until around August or so.

Well there is another win for the EBC Reds lol

 

[Last ICE]

never too late. hawk pads were a great investment. Not a big job to switch out pads (caliper can stay in place) and dust is down to a minimum. have not seen any degradation in stopping power and maybe a bit less "grabby"

Hey, this probably mentioned in a post elsewhere, but how long did the swap take?

 

[Yukoncole]

Hey, this probably mentioned in a post elsewhere, but how long did the swap take?

It is pretty easy if you are familiar with cars and have tools! Get a small punch kit for the pins, and have a way to compress the calipers....they come right out, and new ones should drop right in! Regarding time, it all depends on how fast you work, really...I like to take my time on projects like this; it took about 2-3 hours. This was using a floor jack on one wheel at a time!

 

[papadop88]

Here's a video of my install of the EBC Red Stuff Pads. I used my Quickjacks to lift the car flawlessly and I show where placed the jacking points on the frame. Worked great with zero issues.

Install of the pads was actually just as easy as everyone stated on here. Thanks to all for answering my questions early on. Cheers!

 

[grezex]

Seen a few vids on changing the fronts, but what about rears?
Specifically does the e-brake need to be unwound or in service mode to push back the pistons?

 

[F1 SML8R]

Seen a few vids on changing the fronts, but what about rears?
Specifically does the e-brake need to be unwound or in service mode to push back the pistons?

A video of how the parking brake is dealt with would be great if indeed something unique needs to be done for the rears.

 

[Orchardbike]

The rear parking brake is separate from the foot brake caliper therefore there’s nothing special you have to do. No service position or anything else.

 

[papadop88]

Seen a few vids on changing the fronts, but what about rears?
Specifically does the e-brake need to be unwound or in service mode to push back the pistons?

It's the exact same as the fronts. Nothing related to the e-brake. I was even able to push back the pistons with my hands in the rear. They were even faster than the fronts. Only annoying part is tapping in the pins again from the back side on the rears because you don't have alot of room, but it's manageable. It took me 20 mins each side. Once you do one, the others are super quick.

 

[Yukoncole]

It's the exact same as the fronts. Nothing related to the e-brake. I was even able to push back the pistons with my hands in the rear. They were even faster than the fronts. Only annoying part is tapping in the pins again from the back side on the rears because you don't have alot of room, but it's manageable. It took me 20 mins each side. Once you do one, the others are super quick.

A small bolt at the end of a pair of small needle nose vice grips acts as the perfect tapping tool to reseat the pics

 

[papadop88]

A small bolt at the end of a pair of small needle nose vice grips acts as the perfect tapping tool to reseat the pics

Yep. Exactly what I used. A Small bolt as shown in my video.

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

The Z compound is the ceramic low dust option.
Those are on national backorder until around August or so.

Ugh, just when I've decided the time is about right for me to pull the trigger on these. Greg, do you know what's driving the high demand/no supply issue? I'm guessing it's more than just us Emira owners.

 

[papadop88]

Ok so i went for a nice 75 drive this morning. Temps were about 74 degrees. This is the first drive I’ve really done with the EBC Red Stuff installed. I must say the brake dust was bad. Just as bad as the stock ones.

And they squeak at low speeds coming to a stop or driving around a parking lot, etc.

Is this normal for you guys as they bed in, or is something wrong? Did everyone else’s squeak and create a lot of dust the first 100 miles or so?

I hope it gets better otherwise back to the stock ones I go…

 

[crestima]

Ok so i went for a nice 75 drive this morning. Temps were about 74 degrees. This is the first drive I’ve really done with the EBC Red Stuff installed. I must say the brake dust was bad. Just as bad as the stock ones.

And they squeak at low speeds coming to a stop or driving around a parking lot, etc.

Is this normal for you guys as they bed in, or is something wrong? Did everyone else’s squeak and create a lot of dust the first 100 miles or so?

I hope it gets better otherwise back to the stock ones I go…

Nope. I installed them over 3k miles ago and they produced hardly any dust at all, not even from inception, nor did they ever squeak, so I've had a completely opposite experience to yours. Moreover, performance-wise for normal street driving (whatever that means for each of us) I found them to have performed even better than the oem pads, so no going back to oems for me for sure. I'm perplexed at your different experience and can't help but wonder if your disks were heavily rusted from non-usage, or if somehow they're damaged. In any event, I'd recommend sticking with them for a few more miles before losing hope.

 

[Yukoncole]

Ok so i went for a nice 75 drive this morning. Temps were about 74 degrees. This is the first drive I’ve really done with the EBC Red Stuff installed. I must say the brake dust was bad. Just as bad as the stock ones.

And they squeak at low speeds coming to a stop or driving around a parking lot, etc.

Is this normal for you guys as they bed in, or is something wrong? Did everyone else’s squeak and create a lot of dust the first 100 miles or so?

I hope it gets better otherwise back to the stock ones I go…

This was all noted and discussed, they dust a lot for the first few hundred miles and make noise, it all goes away once they are fully bedded in, be patient grasshooper

 

[crestima]

This was all noted and discussed, they dust a lot for the first few hundred miles and make noise, it all goes away once they are fully bedded in, be patient grasshooper

Showing your age and wisdom, Master Po.

 

[Yukoncole]

Showing your age and wisdom, Master Po.

1,000 thanks, life is circle