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km9v · 07-30-2016, 09:50 AM

The old pads had about 65K miles on them & I started to hear a squeal. This was the passenger front side w/ uneven wear:

The rotors were in great shape:

Bye bye roller skates:

The rears still had a decent amount of material left, but I replaced them anyway:

The rear pads had shims on them. So I cleaned off the vaporized caliper grease & reused them. Not sure if I needed too, but I did anyway.

This pad swap was pretty easy. It's nice not having to remove the calipers.

I got the pads at Summit racing for $192 + free shipping.

Norm Peterson · 07-30-2016, 10:43 AM

Looks like you caught it just in time (avoiding some serious rotor scoring).

Good choice to swap pads all around, and at least as long as the shims are in decent condition I wouldn't be afraid to re-use them either. The brakes will work just fine without them, though they might be more likely to make noise without.

Don't forget to bed the pads in according to the suggested procedure, and I hope you sanded/scoured off any of the OE pad material that may have transferred itself to the rotors.

Norm

km9v · 07-30-2016, 10:49 AM

Yes, the pads were bedded in properly. I'm getting very good performance out of them.

DOC52 · 08-17-2016, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by km9v

Yes, the pads were bedded in properly. I'm getting very good performance out of them.

Which pads did you end up going with?

LCPLPunk · 08-22-2016, 02:55 AM

Shows Hawk HPS pads in the pictures...

DOC52 · 08-22-2016, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LCPLPunk

Shows Hawk HPS pads in the pictures...

Was looking for the part number, but thank you.

km9v · 08-28-2016, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DOC52

Was looking for the part number, but thank you.

HB453F.585 Front

HB194F.570 Rear

07-30-2016, 09:50 AM	#1
km9v Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS M6 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 419	Installed a set a Hawk pads on my SS The old pads had about 65K miles on them & I started to hear a squeal. This was the passenger front side w/ uneven wear: The rotors were in great shape: Bye bye roller skates: The rears still had a decent amount of material left, but I replaced them anyway: The rear pads had shims on them. So I cleaned off the vaporized caliper grease & reused them. Not sure if I needed too, but I did anyway. This pad swap was pretty easy. It's nice not having to remove the calipers. I got the pads at Summit racing for $192 + free shipping.

07-30-2016, 10:43 AM	#2
Norm Peterson corner barstool sitter Drives: 08 Mustang GT, 19 WRX Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Eastern Time Zone Posts: 6,990	Looks like you caught it just in time (avoiding some serious rotor scoring). Good choice to swap pads all around, and at least as long as the shims are in decent condition I wouldn't be afraid to re-use them either. The brakes will work just fine without them, though they might be more likely to make noise without. Don't forget to bed the pads in according to the suggested procedure, and I hope you sanded/scoured off any of the OE pad material that may have transferred itself to the rotors. Norm __________________ '08 GT coupe 5M (the occasional track toy) '19 WRX 6M (the family sedan . . . seriously)

07-30-2016, 10:49 AM	#3
km9v Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS M6 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 419	Yes, the pads were bedded in properly. I'm getting very good performance out of them.

08-22-2016, 02:55 AM	#5
LCPLPunk USA-1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS L99 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Near DC Posts: 1,893 View My Garage	Shows Hawk HPS pads in the pictures...