So it didn't take long for some slight judder to return after I did the tsb and replaced rotors and pads (centric premium blanks, Hawk Ceramics)... maybe 10-12k miles. I looked at my options and decided I would try to scrub the rotors of any pad deposits with a harsher pad--but stopping short of race pads. I bought and installed Stoptech street performance pads from Tirerack. I did the burn in procedure to the letter and then some: repetitive hard braking and then letting off to cool. Well guess what, the judder that was there is gone after the burn in and about 500 miles of use. Most of the suggestions on the web involve using Race pads, burning them in (ie. scrub the rotors) and then switching back to street pads.

I will say that the stopping power of the Stoptech over Hawk Ceramic is very noticeable.