I finally have a little extra cash, so I decided I would pick up some decent brake pads. I talked w/ Andie from cobalt and he reccomend the Axxis pads. But then other people have reccomended the hawk HPS, or even the hawk HP plus. I autocross sometimes, and dont want excessive brake dust, but I want something that bites a little harder than OEM pads. So with those things in mind which pads would you reccomend? I'm leaning towards the Axxis pads because I have heard lots of good things about them and Andie and give me a pretty decent price on them.
What do you guys think?

 

I can't help much. I have Hawk HP+ on the rear of my car and they have squeaked constantly since the day I put them on. The HPS would be a better choice for street/autocross... if you want to go with Hawk.

If it were me, I'd just go with the Ultimates.

 

I've also heard that the Hawks put off alot of brake dust which I dont particularly like.
Thanks for the feedback man!

 

if u dun want lots of brake dust, dun go for hwak
i have hps on my car
i can change my polish wheels to gunmetal in about a month
quicker if it has alot of rain
aalthou, they are very good pads

 

I have the axxis ultimates on my si and love them. They dust a lot though, if i wash my wheels they'll be completely covered in brake dust in just a few days. Might be my braking habits(threshold braking at every available stoplight) and since i have rota gunmetal wheels it blends right in. I will suggest them but don't expect them to be dust-free.

 

I've had both sets of pads and I would go for the Axxis pads. They stop better than the HPS and dust a similiar amount. Now the Axxis pads will dust more than OEM, but it is not corrosive so just clean them a little more. Its a trade off, but well worth it.

 

Axxis dust comes of more easily than Hawk HP+ dust, in my experience. The HP+ required heavy scrubbing if it sat for a little while, the Ultimate dust sprayed off without much difficulty. I think it was Andie who suggested wiping the wheels down with a rag + Pledge right after you've cleaned them. Works wonders for making the dust slide off when the wheels do get dirty.

 

i agree, the brake dust is very easy to remove, i don't even touch my wheels. just spray on some degreaser and spray it off with water and wheels are clean again.

 

Axxis Ultimate will work for you. HPS give lotsa dust..I think the Axxis' perform better too.