Hi everyone. I read tons of reviews on the Stoptech "Street" pads, but people write the part number as 309. 309 goes to the "SPORT" pads. So I am confused. Which one do I want?

Street pads part number 308 or Sport pads part number 309?

Thanks.

 

Get the sport, they might be a little dirtier pad and may be prone to noise. But are made to take street/track use.

I have hawk hps no noise, great stopping power once warm. No squeaks

 

Thanks 4b11. The Evo is my commuter car, so I think I am going to go with the Street instead. I did the chat option with Tirerack, and they said "Street is lower dust, lower noise, and overall a better option for street with some aggressive driving. The Sport is a more track friendly pad, with slightly better bite".

How do you like the Hawk HPS compared to the Stoptechs?

 

I had stoptechs when i bought the car. No difference felt or heared. Although its a daily driver no track time.

When doing back to back pulls in my car and breaking the stoptechs always grinded after back to back pulls. The hawks do the same thing. I think they leave material melted on rotor. That glaze look. I.e

 

Thanks for your feedback. Always appreciate it. Wasn't sure if I should Hawk or Stoptech based on what Tirerack was saying. Going to try Stoptechs out.

 

I have stoptech street pads front/rear on mine, and comparing to stock pads, they have less initial bite and less overall stopping power, but are quiet and will dust a bit less. For a street/commuter car, its fine. They are in no way suitable for anything else though.

 

Track oriented pads warm up slower. Beware for that morning commute. I'd leave the track pads..... for the track.

 

Awesome post. Thanks! I was hoping for a lot less dust, but I guess I'll take slightly less. haha

Oh! Good info! Thanks!

 

I have the Hawk HPs on my 98 GSX with cross drilled and slotted rotors and they work out great. No noise and I don't see much for brake dust.

 

The 309 compound has two names, "Sport" and "Street Performance." It has been in the market for many years. It suits daily and light track use. I currently have them on my Evo. They have less dust than OEM pads, albeit still dusty.

The 308 compound just came out earlier this year (2016), so there are hardly any reviews. Stoptech brands them as "Street" and claims that they are better than 309 in many ways. Unless it gets stellar reviews, I remain unconvinced as these Stoptech products are very entry-level in the brake pad market after all.

I personally think Stoptech should have branded their pads with the nomenclature "street-pro-race" like in Need for Speed, which is very clear and won't confuse.

I happened to have chatted with an Evo tech just two days ago (because my 309s need to be replaced soon) about brake pads. He recommends 308 if I were to stay with Stoptech, simply because I drive an Evo, not a Civic. An alternative he gave me is Hawk Ceramic, which also suits street use but has nearly no dust.

 

Thanks Lightsaber. Good info. Didn't know the 308's were so new. The Tirerack guy seemed to be high on them, and having googled and not having too many responses to go off of, I went and bought the 308s. I am hoping they work out, if not I'll give those Hawk Ceramic's a shot. Appreciate all the info. Helpful for the future and the now. Hopefully I can come back and say the 308's work out.

 

go with the sport !

 

Get the sports. They are hardly a track pad. Hell, they're barely an autocross pad. And they're really just an OK street pad. I took them off my car at 400whp, they couldn't keep up.

 

Best of luck and tell us how you like the 308s once you get them!!

Similar to Hawk Ceramic, there is also Duralast CMax, which is very similar to Hawks, but are made cheaper and therefore a lot more affordable than Hawks. Duralast CMax gets a lot of hate from Evo owners simply because they are too cheap, even though they perform well when you look at the data.

I don't recommend Duralast CMax to others, because I don't want to get flamed or look like a cheap man, but it's something to think about.