[Spooner]

I have a daily driver 01 Ford Ranger 4x4, which needs some brake work.

I've been looking at Hawk HPS pads. I like them in my other cars. But I'm wondering if they have enough bite for a heavy truck?

Hawk now makes some heavy duty truck/SUV pads as well, but I don't know anyone who has tried them. I'm open to other brands, but I know these work well and they're easy to get... (On edit, no plans for towing anything.)

Also, any suggestions on rear shoes to match? The drums are warped, so I'll be replacing those at the same time.

The truck shocks thread worked out pretty really well, FWIW. So I figured I'd try asking about brakes.

I ended up with Bilstein HDs, which are working out very well. They and got rid of the herky-jerky ride of the old (almost 100K mile) OEM shocks and ride quite nicely--not to firm, not too soft. (Thanks Sam.)

-John

This post has been edited by Spooner: Jun 24 2006, 02:01 PM

[robz71lm7]

I put Hawk HPS pads on my '00 Silverado Z71 a week ago. It stops much nicer than it ever did on the stock ceramics. I'll be towing the boat with it shortly (20' fiberglass fish 'n ski). So far I'm really happy the brake pads and I expect only good results with the trailer behind it. I went with HPS, because it's what I have experience with.