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its been bloody ages since ive had to replace the brakes...the vert uses ABS pads and rotors right?? just want to make sure.

these are what im looking athttp://catalog.hawkperformance...28147

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i know they use abs pads, but i did a 5 lug swap and used the 5 lug rotors from my S14. they were the same size so...

am i doing it wrong?

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not according to that application list on hawks website.. :P

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next question...which one?! LOL

HB235N.665 - [HB235N.665]Hawk Performance Hp Plus Brake Pads$84.32http://catalog.hawkperformance...28147

or

HB235Z.665 - [HB235Z.665]Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads$68.89http://catalog.hawkperformance...28147

im leaning towards ceramic...anyone have any success with BOTH? and i mean both, i want comparison

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unless your going to go racing, get the cermic one

i use semi metalic and it works just fine

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Most people like Metal Axxis and Hawk pads, but I heard they dust like crazy. Do some search and if that's okay with you.

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the ceramics dust quite a it too eh? hmm, alrighty. i can deal with that tho as i wash my car pretty frequently anyways.


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