HAWK PERFORMANCEHB589P.704 Super Duty Street Brake Pads

Stops well after recommended bed-in procedure. I don't notice any significant noise from these. When I installed them, I put the anti-squeak stuff between the pad and the shim, and on the outside of the shim. I'm not sure what's going on that others are complaining that they're noisy. They do say they're not recommended for daily driven vehicles, but I tend to drive assertively so I bought them for their supposed resistance to fading when they warm up. I haven't tested that yet, but I'm satisfied so far. I'll be interested to see how long they last.

At about 76,000 miles the factory front brakes on my 2014 Toyota Tundra had seen better days. After doing some research I opted to replace the pads and rotors with a mid-grade rotor and the upgraded GT pads offered by my local parts store. The hope was to improve the stopping performance over stock. After the “upgrade” I was less than impressed. The stopping ability didn’t increase but actually significantly decreased over stock. The created some braking anxiety knowing I couldn’t stop as well as I once could. This was far from an upgrade.By 80,000 miles my rear brake pads needed to be replaced. Seeing this as an opportunity to upgrade to a known performance pad and a chance to replace the front pads at the same time. I selected a set of mid-range replacement rotor and a set of Hawk SD performance brake pads for the rear axle. I also got a set of Hawk SD performance brake pads to replace the GT pads on the front of the truck praying it would improve the braking this time. I had seen some great reviews about the pads so I thought I would give it a shot.After replacing all of the components and bedding in the new Hawk SD pads per the instructions, I let all of the components cool off a bit before conducting a set of test. I needed to see if the hype about the pads was worth the price or just a bunch of hoopla like the set of GT pads I got. I conducted my first test from 40 mph by preforming a panic stop to see if there were any improvement. I was impressed by the deference in stopping distance but was equally concerned that the Toyota symbol located in the center of my steering wheel was now permanently imprinted into my forehead. Undeterred, I tried another test.My next test was a panic stop from 60 mph. Again, I was impressed and concerned. I was impressed by the reduced stopping distance of the Hawk SD pads compared to both the factory and the GT pads. The ABS had to engage several times and it had never done that before on dry pavement. The stopping distance improved more than 50% over stock and well over that in comparison to the GT pads. I was mildly concerned that the dental work that was once firmly in the back of my mouth was now permanently embedded into the trucks windshield. Feeling like this could have been an anomaly, I tried one final test.My last test was a panic brake from 88 mph. Given the last tests I was equally impressed by the results of the Hawk SD pads that far exceeded anything the factory pads ever produced. On a side note, I was also able to recast my 2016 presidential election vote after this last test. It’s possible that I’m now in a parallel universe. I’m terrified of conducting any further testing at this point. I highly recommend the Hawk SD pads for any application. I wish you good luck, and my god have mercy on your soul.

Excellent quality

They’re loud. And this is coming from someone who has owned hawk pads before. First set of hawk truck pads though. They grip exactly how you’d expect and are a serious upgrade in stopping power. But these may be the loudest pads I’ve ever owned. The squeak, squeal, and sound like metal all the time. And before someone says maybe you didn’t install them properly, that’s what I do for a living at a dealership. I’ve done brakes on this truck (my own) several times, and have had the identical truck before and done the brakes on it. I’ve always gone with the factory Toyota pads before, but wanted an upgrade. I’ve owned, hawk, multiple different ebc pads, stop tech, and Brembo pads. These are hands down the loudest.

Installed these in place of OEM pads that had been put on my slotted rotors for my 2012 tundra. The OEM pads caused the rotors to glaze up and breaking power was bad to say the least. After getting off the glaze on the rotors and putting these on, I have had 0 issues after 20k miles. The also seem to be lasting much longer than my yellow stuff pads I had before (stopping power of the yellow ones was better but at the cost of tons of dust and much quicker wear.

Not listed correct, wrong product

They are a great change from my squeaky oem pads. I have a 6in lift on my tundra with 35s and that' s why I chose to go with better performance brake pads. In hopes they last longer but very easy to install.

Much more friction and stopping power than stock pads on my 2007 Toyota Tundra. I tow heavy (near 10,000lb max) and these pads seem to resist fade better too. Downside is lots of brake dust. But that was expected and for me the safety of the extra friction is worth the trade off of dirty wheels.