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Alright, I know that its been asked before and i have searched but i haven't seen anyone compare these two pads... so i'm also going to add a poll to this. if the any moderators are around and think this should be stickied by all means. i think it should be.. just my opinion.

well let me know what you all think!!

NOTE: These are just going to replace oem pads and go onto brembo oem replacement rotors...
also just as civicsrcool did, if you have either tell us why you liked them...

 
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hawk for racing, ultimax for anything not racing.

i got my ultimax and i love them!

 
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^ thanks bro but vote too

 
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i am happy with the OEM's and am on my second set.
Overall HPS > Ultimax and HP+ > Greenstuff and may = Redstuff

I havent gone to upgrade the fronts cause first I like the way they stop for the most part and I dont see performance rear shoes, so putting grabby pads in the front would change the brake balance and I dont want that.

 
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i understrand that...thanks!!

 
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ps. i just have to say i have the HP+ front and back on my tercel and they are friggin amazing!

 
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hawk hps are a great set of pads. I have had them for about a year now, and even tho the dust is higher than oem, the stopping power is amazing.

 
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Where are you going to buy your pads from? I was actually considering the brembo blanks too

 
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get the hawks PLUS pads. they are bout the best it'll get for stock civic.

 
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my vote is for the hawks

they take a while to heat up IMO, espeically during winter. they def. bite pretty hard when warmed up and within 4 days after cleaning my SA3R's, my blue anodized lip is covered in brake dust so if your looking for little to moderate brake dust, look elsewhere.

 
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yes the HP+ are dust monsters too but who cares. They say they should squeak too but mine dont ... dunno why,

 
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come on jay you know you coulda just asked me man...
my HPS pads have been going strong for about 40k now. only complaint is that they do create a lot of brake dust, but i'm not very hard on my brakes anyway. awesome pads overall though.

 
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oem brakes already give off a ton of dust, after one drive to the store the whole side of car has black dust lol. i cant imagine any worse. and the oems work well for me so im gonna say neither. unless you do alot of hard driving, i would say stick with stock. they are very good from the factory compared to other cars.

 
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im running hawk pads on all four corners and i love them.

 
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Hmmm....I can't say yay or nay to either. I'm running PBR Metalmasters (i.e. Axxis) and love them. Great grip, minimal dust.

 
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i agree. I've been using OEM only on my civic and they are great for stock pads.

 
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im the lone ranger

 
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Huh?

 
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^^ im the only one that voted for EBC lol. i think they are awesome for stock replacements. and i only got my EBC ultimaxx for around 25 bucks.

 
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Too be honest they're all good choices. Any decent ceramic pad would do fine. Some are more dusty than others thats the only drawback, whether it be stock, EBC, HAWK, or any other brand.

 
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hp+ are metalic. Dont know about HPS.
Ceramic should be less dusty

I think Ultimax are organic