Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Wheels, Suspension, Brakes & Tyres questions and answers

Moderators: timk, Stu, zombie, Andrew, -alex, miata

User avatar
pepejesus
Fast Driver
Posts: 313
Joined: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:54 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Melbourne, VIC

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby pepejesus » Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:42 am

I'm trying to find a place in Perth that stocks Hawk HP+ pads (or a similar brand, I'm not really fussed) for an NA6.

Any ideas?
2004 SE - stock ECU, stock engine, BEGi intake, FMIC, BC Racing 10/6, 15x8s, 225/45 NT-01s
Barbagallo long: 70.488
Barbagallo short: 58.999

User avatar
Okibi
Speed Racer
Posts: 10901
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:00 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Contact:

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby Okibi » Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:54 am

I don't know if they stock Hawk pads but it might be worth asking http://www.perthbrakeparts.com.au/
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

User avatar
Steampunk
Speed Racer
Posts: 4670
Joined: Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:16 am
Vehicle: NA6
Location: Southside of Breeze-bane

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby Steampunk » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:04 pm

mx52nv can't help out?
Image

User avatar
pepejesus
Fast Driver
Posts: 313
Joined: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:54 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Melbourne, VIC

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby pepejesus » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:11 pm

Cheers guys, thanks for the suggestions!
2004 SE - stock ECU, stock engine, BEGi intake, FMIC, BC Racing 10/6, 15x8s, 225/45 NT-01s
Barbagallo long: 70.488
Barbagallo short: 58.999

User avatar
Okibi
Speed Racer
Posts: 10901
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:00 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Contact:

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby Okibi » Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:52 pm

Any luck?
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

User avatar
pepejesus
Fast Driver
Posts: 313
Joined: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:54 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Melbourne, VIC

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby pepejesus » Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:12 am

Ended up just getting some EBC Green Stuff for the fronts and leaving the standard rears (they had plenty of meat left on them).

I was worried they wouldn't hold up but I didn't really get any fade at all on the Barbagallo short track. I don't think the car is really fast enough to heat the brakes much!
2004 SE - stock ECU, stock engine, BEGi intake, FMIC, BC Racing 10/6, 15x8s, 225/45 NT-01s
Barbagallo long: 70.488
Barbagallo short: 58.999

User avatar
marcusus
Speed Racer
Posts: 2919
Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:07 am
Vehicle: NB8A

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby marcusus » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:19 am

The EBC green's seem to do the job well enough on the track for my car as well. My only qualm with them is that they're dusty as buggery. I don't think they're as aggressive as HP Plus pads though (as in they don't stop you as quickly). Once my green's have worn down I'm gonna get a set of HP Plus.

User avatar
pepejesus
Fast Driver
Posts: 313
Joined: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:54 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Melbourne, VIC

Hawk brake pad stockist - Perth

Postby pepejesus » Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:43 pm

Yeah, they don't really seem to increase in 'bite' when they're hot; they seem to have the same amount of friction hot or cold. This means that they require a fair bit of pedal effort to lock, and once you get past a certain amount of force, pedal feel goes out the window a bit. I'm not sure if this is the pads, or possibly flex in the hoses/master cylinder?

Still, I was very happy with them as they lasted more than 40 laps (was sharing driving duties) without fading noticeably.

Using PBR BF-600 fluid, by the way.
2004 SE - stock ECU, stock engine, BEGi intake, FMIC, BC Racing 10/6, 15x8s, 225/45 NT-01s
Barbagallo long: 70.488
Barbagallo short: 58.999


Return to “MX5 Wheels, Suspension, Brakes & Tyres”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 363 guests