So I've got a 2004 with the OEM Brembos, and it's time to change my brake pads. I'm looking to get Hawk Ceramics, but I'm getting conflicting info as to what part numbers are correct for the front and rears. Can anyone help?

 

last time i bought some nismo project U i believe and it's something what you don't want to have on your car... brake dust is like everywhere (if you would like to keep your rims clean you would have to clean it like every 3 days) plus you hear "noises" everytime when you press your brake pedal..

Anyone knows something good (no brake dust and "quiet") for acceptable price?

 

well, that was pretty unhelpful.


front: HB545Z.564
rear: HB180Z.560 or HB180Z.640 i couldn't tell which one.

I got this info from Hawk's websit www.hawkperformance.com

 

Just a word of caution - you may not find the Hawks to your liking living in the Northeast. Though I've only tried the Hawk HPS and not the ceramics, I was not pleased with their cold performance and initial "bite." Do some searching in the forums - there are lots of reviews.

 

Hawks are pretty much dust-free! But on the other hand...they are noisy as HECK! So thumbs down...

 

Hawks pads are pretty much dust free compared to OEM pads. Mine have
been of for 10K miles and don't make a sound, quite possibly because I did
a search and found out the BRAKE IN PROCEDURE. Guess what, it works!

 

hmm... I was going to buy hawks but after groovie4 post i'm not sure anymore. Do you guys know any dust free hawks which aren't too noisy?

 

I put the hawks on my car and turned the rotors, and they work great and i dont hear any noise at all from them. and i was really supprised that they really dont leave brake dust hardly at all. Just make sure you clean everything with brake cleaner and do everything like you should, bleed the brakes and all. shouldnt have a problem. some people just throw pads on and expect them to work right. Good luck.

 

Yeah the hawks on my fiances G35X were quiet as a mouse for 30,000 miles then suddenly BAM one day they start squeaking so bad i am going to change them tomorrow morning. They are LOUD now and the noise wont stop. I have taken them off and cleaned and relubed everything and reapplied some CRC anti noise crap and nothing helps. What gets me is they were quiet as a mouse for 2 years then one day they became loud.


Anyway I have some project MU pads sitting here and all new nissan brake hardware. Hopefully these pads will have more bite than the hawks do.

 

OK.. I just ordered these and they better b good