Brakes ????
#104
I think the internet blows it pretty far out of proportion. I've been doing track days for close to 10 years now and have almost exclusively run carbotechs. Last year was the first time I've had bedding problems, and that was only because I strayed very far from carbotech's bedding instructions.
I'm probably going to try a set of PFCs next year, but I prefer carbotechs over all of the hawk pads I've tried. Brake pads are very much personal preference though. Don't trust everything you read.
I'm probably going to try a set of PFCs next year, but I prefer carbotechs over all of the hawk pads I've tried. Brake pads are very much personal preference though. Don't trust everything you read.
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#106
I definitely would've bought another set, but I think the price was more than I wanted to pay..then I found hawk and have been content...haven't tried carbotech or padgid.
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Fair point.
So going from Carbotech to Hawk will I need to turn my current rotors(or put on my spare rotors if these fail my next inspection) since they have carbotech's "ceramic-kevlar compound" ?
FWIW I haven't had bedding issues with the carbotechs, I've ran them for the past 2 seasons in autox and track. I'm switching to hawk because hawk bucks
So going from Carbotech to Hawk will I need to turn my current rotors(or put on my spare rotors if these fail my next inspection) since they have carbotech's "ceramic-kevlar compound" ?
FWIW I haven't had bedding issues with the carbotechs, I've ran them for the past 2 seasons in autox and track. I'm switching to hawk because hawk bucks
#112
I LOVED my PFC97's that I ran for about 2 seasons. Ate rotors up when cold, but lasted forever. iirc, it was their enduro compound?
I definitely would've bought another set, but I think the price was more than I wanted to pay..then I found hawk and have been content...haven't tried carbotech or padgid.
I definitely would've bought another set, but I think the price was more than I wanted to pay..then I found hawk and have been content...haven't tried carbotech or padgid.
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#117
I think the internet blows it pretty far out of proportion. I've been doing track days for close to 10 years now and have almost exclusively run carbotechs. Last year was the first time I've had bedding problems, and that was only because I strayed very far from carbotech's bedding instructions.
I'm probably going to try a set of PFCs next year, but I prefer carbotechs over all of the hawk pads I've tried. Brake pads are very much personal preference though. Don't trust everything you read.
I'm probably going to try a set of PFCs next year, but I prefer carbotechs over all of the hawk pads I've tried. Brake pads are very much personal preference though. Don't trust everything you read.
#118
The only big difference I noticed is brake dust, which is only an issue if you want to keep your wheels looking pretty. The Carbotech dust is black and Cobalt is gray, both wipe off fairly easy after a track day, not sticky. If you get the Cobalt dust wet and leave it, it will cake on and be very hard to get off.
I'm lazy so I would spray my tires down during autocross inevitably getting water on the wheels with brake dust. Then when I would get home I would just let the car sit for a week or longer. Carbotech XP8 dust would come off with water and a wipe, Cobalt would not, there's spots where it's still on the wheels, it's coming off very slowly by scraping it with a credit card but I haven't gotten all of it off. Wiping off the Cobalt dust the same day will get it off but definitely don't let it sit if it's been in contact with water.