[s-cars] big reds still feel soft
Mike Fitton
rfitton at vt.edu
Tue Apr 8 19:24:59 PDT 2008
Second on the Hawks and application specificness. My friend has them
with slotted rotors on otherwise stock A4 brakes. They squeak a little,
but it's barely noticeable (coming from DS2500s, so maybe I'm biased).
However, I have heard they're really annoying when paired with the
993/928 calipers. I'm wondering if it's something different about
resonant frequencies between iron and aluminum-beryllium or if it's just
the size difference or maybe something about the differential piston
sizes. Who knows? I got a big ole D in Chemistry. Those little
dampening pads don't seem to me to have any relevant purpose, or at
least not in terms of dampening what I think they should be dampening.
Personally, I'm Textar-curious, since I've heard they're quiet. But the
DS2500s still look brand new after a year of hard use and they're just
<pk>absurdicle</pk> in every measureable way and I'm not sure I want to
take a chance on anything else.
-Cheers!
Mike
Manuel Sanchez wrote:
> Forrest,
>
> Seems every BBK (or maybe pad?) may be unique. I originally had a kit
> (ECS Stage II, since the cracked bracket affair now with steel RS2
> brackets) that came with the Hawks. Mine squealed like stuck pigs. My
> boss was embarrassed to drive with me. I tried all sorts of things to
> make the Hawks work. On advice from listers I tried the OEM Porsche
> fitted Textars for the 993TT and they were like magic. I got an
> occasional squeal, but nothing like the Hawk HPS's. Others, with the
> same kit from the same source had reported no noise problem with the
> Hawks. Go figure.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Manny
> 95.5 UrS6 Avant
>
>
>
> forrest bradshaw sola4est at yahoo.com
> Tue Apr 8 14:40:54 PDT 2008
>
>
>
> had my big reds rebuilt cause they were sticking an dsoft.
> replaced pads with Hawk HPS and rotors and caliper brackets and bled
> the brakes, super blue fluid is only 3 months old.
> pedal feel is still soft, the brakes feel lousy. if I press it
> twice quickly the feel is much more firm and the car stops stronger
> not loosing any fluid that I can tell, what do I do from here? and
> also these damn things still squeal like pigs at all times wether it
> hard or soft braking:(
>
>
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