Has anyone heard of Hawk High Performance
brake pads? Truck Performance has them and at 57.95 a pair they're pretty steep. Anyone use them?

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'99 F150 XLT,Wedgewood Blue, 4.6 V8, SC, Penda liner, K&N FIPK, Superchip, Gibson 3" stainless single, Edelbrock IAS shocks

 

Yes, It is actually Wellman Linings. I purchased the "Street Fighter" lining from carbo-tech engineering. Excellent results!!!

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Thanks for the info. TruckPerformance muffed my order so I'm still waiting for them. I ordered the PowerSlot rotors too. Hopefully this combo will shorten my stopping distances. The stock break system is really weak.

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'99 F150 XLT,Wedgewood Blue, 4.6 V8, SC, Penda liner, K&N FIPK, Superchip, Gibson 3" stainless single, Edelbrock IAS shocks

 

Lots of Mustang roadrace guys run Hawk pads. If you got the right compound they should work great. Let us know how it goes..

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2000 F150 XLT 4x4 Short Bed. Amazon Green, 5.4L, SuperCab, ORP, Tow Package, Sliding Rear Window, Electronic Shift, Keyless Entry, LT265-70-17 Tires, Clarion Pro Audio, Herculiner Bedliner, Air Silencer Removed.

1994 SVT Mustang Cobra. #1032 of 6009. Black coupe with black leather int., 3.73 rear, Bassani Exhaust, Aluminum D/S, Bridgestone RE-71 255-45-ZR17

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cruzer

i was lookin at those same brake pads and rotors from truck performance, and was thinking about getting them for my truck.

i would be really interested to hear how they work!

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The TRUCK:
1999 Black F150 XLT Sport 4x4 Flareside, 4.6 Triton V-8, Manual Transmission, Captains Chairs, Power Everything.

Appearance Changes:
Button-down Tonneau Cover, Webasto Sunroof, Spray-on Bed-liner, Xenon Fog and Headlights, Blackwidow Car Alarm, Window Tint, Wet Okole Seats (ALL).

Stereo:
2 10" Kicker CompVR's on Fosgate 360a2, Kicker Components Front & Fosgate 5x7 Rear on Fosgate 200a4, Blaupunkt Muchen Deck.

Performance:
265/70 R17 Yokohama Geolandar A/T+, Borla Split-Rear Cat-Back Exhaust, K&N FIPK.

 

I just installed Friction Performance pads on the front and they feel much improved over what I had. On the rear I used a dial caliper and found only a few thousandths wear so I sanded the shoes, cleaned the drums and hardware with brake clean and put it back together. After a good adjustment the truck stops much better.

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97 F-150, 2WD, Reg Cab,Flareside,Dk Toreador Red, Windsor 4.6, Magnecor 8.5mm wires, Bosch Plat +4s, 3.55 LS, EGR Bug Deflector, ******* Bed Cover, Bed Liner, XL Full Length Running Boards, Air Aid Kit, Gibson Single Out Cat Back, Superchips, TransGo Shift Kit, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Hellwig 2500# Overload Springs,Energy Suspension Polyurethane Front Sway Bar Bushings, 265 70 16 tires, Rancho RS9000 shocks

 

Is there a warranty on the hawk pads? I'm wavering between the performance friction or the hawk hps. Only about $15 difference.

 

I use Hawks on my Turbo Miata. I really like them, as they can hold up to track days and are still great on the street. I got the Carbotech version of Hawks this last time (Carbotech's are cryo frozen Hawks). They are the best pads I have ever used in the Miata. Very powerful braking and totally fade proof, even on the track.

I tried to get some Carbotech (frozen Hawks) for the F150, however they sent me the wrong ones. I ended up putting on Discount Auto parts Bendix pads. They are also better than stock.

Chris