Do I buy OEM style brakepads or is there anything to be gained by using the Hawks?

Help is appreciated!

~Jonathan

 

Funny you should ask as I was considering the same thing for my Silverado. Apparently Hawk does make pads for p/u's which I was pleasantly surprised to discover. I already have trailer brakes on both axles of my trailer but additional braking on the tow vehicle in my estimation isn't a bad thing to have.

 

I run Hawks HPs on my 05 Explorer Sportrac.........Initially they react the same as stock pads, but if you lay into them in an emergancy they bite down very well, much better than the stock pads did. Just make sure you secure your vehicle properly

Mattj

 

Can't speak to the Hawks specifically but I have put PFCs on both of my previous tow vehicles ('97 GMC 1 ton window van and '98 Dodge 2500 Ram V10). They made a big difference on the GMC and lesser but still notable difference on the Dodge. I guess much of it depends on how good the brakes are currently and if there is much room for improvement. Considering what I have paid for the car brakes, the better tow vehicle pads are really cheap by comparison. When the time comes for new brakes on the current tow vehicle ('02 Exploder V8), I'll do better pads.

My current trailer is the first time I have had trailer brakes which really help a lot, before I was relying on the tow vehicle to do all the work for the whole rig which I don't really recommend but I did for basically a decade. Good brakes on the tow vehicle and the trailer...now that's a plan.

 

I just put PFC carbon-metallics on my chebby C2500 and they are a big improvement over stock. Cheap at AZ too, like $37. Guaranteed for 2 yrs, which is most likely how long they'll last. At least thats how long the stock pads last.

 

Yeh, I run the PFCs on my F250SD and they are a very nice improvement over stock.

 

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Ditto here. Love them on my 2001 Ford Explode-dition.

 

I ran Carbotech P+ on my old Caprice police cruiser. Worked great, but were noisy and dusty.

I use stock pads on the GMC.

 

Nevermind... dumb question

 

Here is another point.

I looked at my pads at they are solid! They have about 1cm of meat left on them!

but my rotors look screwed up.



Is the swept area on GMC's and Chevys not all the way to the edge of the rotor?

 

I was putting the all seasons on the Silverado a couple days ago and I have the exact same wear - nothing to worry about. Those pads are hard wearing though as I have a lot of meat left on my pads too and this would be after about 60,000 kms or roughly 40,000 miles

 

I helped a buddy put the Hawk "Super Duty" pads on his Excursion. They did feel better than the OEM pads on my own Excursion, and I don't think they were real expensive.

 

I put Hawks and Brembo's on the Pathfinder, but I still use the factory stuff on the F350 for now.