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Originally Posted by sikrwhp
I am still looking forward to your news about availability for the SRT8 pads.
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Nothing out there yet for the front calipers. We do have some options for the rear calipers. I've got pad tracings from the SRT8 as well as the official FMSI numbers that describe them:
SRT8 Front Pad:
SRT8 Rear Pad:
The tab at the lower left of the front pad and lower right of the rear pad is a squeal shim that causes the brake to screech when the pads are nearly worn. The soft metal finger touches down on the rotor a couple of millimeters before the pads are fully worn.
If you don't mind being without the protection of a squeal shim, there is a substitute pad for the rear calipers that is an exact shape match. It's the D592 pad, used in some Lotus and Jaguar applications, as well as the Brembo GT3 calipers. This pad is made in two variants, a thick one (about 17mm) and a thin one (about 14.5mm). You need the thin one. This shape (and thickness) is available in low dust Hawk HPS, but not Hawk Performance Ceramic. The part number is HB194F.570.
There is nothing available for the front yet. It is a unique shape, unlike anything that has been sold before. There have been a number of false alarms recently, with some claiming the SRT8 pads are available at NAPA or from Hawk. Both have turned out to be false and in both cases the pads were for the "normal" 300C. The latest word from Hawk is that a Performance Ceramic version of these pads
may become available in the summer.
Having the actual pad drawings on hand may help you avoid buying the wrong pads, just in case someone else claims to have them for the SRT8. You might want to print them out and set them aside.
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