Hawk vs DBA

[Jinshim]

Morning guys! 

 

This has probably been done to death so I apologise now! Need to learn search function better!! 

 

Need to replace my discs and pads and getting close to pulling the trigger on a bundle, I can't decide between the Hawk HPS pads or DBA street pads for the bundle though. 

 

Car doesn't see the track but sees fast road use, tried googling for reviews on either but google seems to be ignoring the word 'pad' and just showing me reviews on dba discs!! 

 

Thanks all, 

 

Nick  

[Adrian@TORQEN]

Hi Nick,

 

Hawk Ceramic pads would be my choice, minimal dust and crazy good bite from cold. 

[glrnet]

Hawks all day long. Had them on my Zed

for years, fast road car, no track days. No fade, no shitty dust  and they work!! Wouldn’t have anything else.

[Jinshim]

17 hours ago, Adrian@TORQEN said:

Hi Nick,

 

Hawk Ceramic pads would be my choice, minimal dust and crazy good bite from cold. 

 

10 hours ago, glrnet said:

Hawks all day long. Had them on my Zed

for years, fast road car, no track days. No fade, no shitty dust  and they work!! Wouldn’t have anything else.

Thanks for the input guys much appreciated. 

[Willsy1980]

+1 on the Hawks 👍

[Keith D]

Sorry silly question, when you say Hawk ceramic, you mean the Hawk PC in the yellow box rather than the HPS or HPS 5.0?

[Adrian@TORQEN]

For clarity,

 

350z pads:

 

https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/350z/brakes/pads/491-350z-hawk-performance-ceramic-pads-for-brembo-front.html

 

https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/350z/brakes/pads/492-350z-hawk-performance-ceramic-pads-for-brembo-rear.html
 

370z pads:

https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/370z/brakes/pads/1096-370z-hawk-performance-ceramic-brake-pads-sport-akebono-calipers-front.html

 

https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/370z/brakes/pads/1097-370z-hawk-performance-ceramic-brake-pads-sport-akebono-calipers-rear.html

 

[GranTurismoEra]

Hawks are good. Theyre made in Australia I think hence the higher price. Had them on the Zed. Nissan should have used them from factory. 

[Adrian@TORQEN]

1 minute ago, GranTurismoEra said:

Hawks are good. Theyre made in Australia I think hence the higher price. Had them on the Zed. Nissan should have used them from factory. 

 

Fake news  

 

 

[GranTurismoEra]

My bad...Its DBA that import them to Australia to sell. Theyre more into discs but do pads as well. I had mine supplied and fitted by Abbey Motorsports. 

[The Bounty Bar Kid]

I might have a look into those for Carla.

On 09/09/2024 at 21:24, glrnet said:

Hawks all day long. Had them on my Zed

for years, fast road car, no track days. No fade, no shitty dust  and they work!! Wouldn’t have anything else.

 

[Loadmaster]

Abbey fitted a set of Hawks to my Z last year. They bite well in daily use and also work on the Nurburgring, which is handy! 

 

It's never really occured to me, but having read comments about minimal dust, that's actually correct.

[Jinshim]

Just as a quick update to this - ended up with a completely different set 🤣.

DBA T3 4000 slotted discs front + back

DBA xtreme pads front +back 

Supplied by the guys Torqen.

 

Did an aggresive bed in saturday night and they are night and day difference over the stock setup I had. Bite well from cold, haven't pushed them hard fully yet as also swapped roll bars so getting a feel for everything! 

 

+1 recommend though and thanks for all the input! 

[Adrian@TORQEN]

Thanks for your order and feedback, much appreciated. 

Don't forget to do the bedding in procedure:

 

 https://www.torqen.uk/docs/TORQEN-brake-bedding.pdf