Florida B.S. Thread

OMG ,,,This is cool,,, Exemplary Companion Dog: "Bart," a Vizsla owned by Darcy Hodges of Brooks, Georgia Bart was only three years old -- a strong, young dog from a well-planned breeding that had already completed his AKC conformation championship – when he developed a limp during hunt and field season.
The veterinarian found a lump on the top of his left shoulder and the x-rays revealed 80% of the scapula eaten away by cancer. Bart had his entire front left leg removed.
But, Bart was a true working dog. In October 2008, only four months after his amputation and three weeks after completing chemotherapy, Bart earned his Senior Hunter title and continued to the Master Hunter level. There were times during their hunt tests when judges would look sympathetically at the poor girl and her three-legged dog, but sympathy soon changed to awe as many were moved, often to tears, by Bart's courage and determination. Bart earned his Master Hunter title ten months after his amputation and became the first Vizsla in history to have completed the title with three legs.
In the summer of 2010, Darcy and Bart were invited to visit with the Wounded Warriors in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Later that fall, the Wounded Warriors came to Atlanta and watched Bart compete in a field trial. Most recently, nearing his eighth birthday, Bart ran fast and hard during a guided hunt with the Wounded Warriors, inspiring soldiers that had returned home without all of their limbs but were overcoming their battle scars.

 

ive heard those pads recommended by a lot of people, i'm using them, and personally, i think they leave a lot more dust than the oem ones

 

Why not just go with factory pads? This is from Trdpartscenter.com. Only $80.94


Mechanical Catalog - 2009 - Toyota - Tacoma
brakes, brake components, front pads Tacoma $107.24$80.94

 

Oem were dirt buckets for the dust ,,, mine have almost no dust..
Hawk Performance LTS Light Truck & SUV Brake Pads

• Recommended Use: Trucks & SUV's doing Moderate Towing
• Improved Braking Power Compared to Stock
• High Resistance To Brake Fade
• Produces Less Dust than OEM Pads<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
• Almost Noise Free Operation
• Promotes Long Pad and Rotor Life
• Specially Formulated for Truck and SUV Applications

 

hmmmm, does anybody else use them and what do they think about dust?

when I changed them, i actually just got my polished wheels, so it could be that factor as well that I started to notice them more, also I bought my truck used, so now I just realized that i'm not even sure the pads on there were oem before. but I read that another member said they had a lot of dust out of these hawks, and I was thinking to myself, yea!!! they do have a lot of dust, so maybe i'm comparing apples to oranges

but my next set, i think i'm gonna go with oem again

 

What kind of grease do I put on the back side of brake pads?

 

I use a THIN layer of graphite base grease on the back of the pads and the lil half moon cut outs on the end of the pads.Also thin coat on the pens that you slide out..... In that vid. He put on way to much for me.. never put a load of grease around pads or shoes..

 

Felix, if you are still planning on coming tomorrow, I told them I should be in their area between 9:30 and 10. Hopefully we will see you out there.

 

it comes with a packet of grease

 

You had the steel wheels back then?????

 

couldn't tell ya about dust, since my wheels are black bedliner and don't show it, but the EBC pads perform very nicely. greenstuff ones word well, but if you get up into the large tires or a heavy truck, go with the yellowstuff. my next pads will be yellowstuff. and I don't use grease. no problems here.

 

What's the difference between the green and yellow?

 

yep

 

Not even brake dust wants to be seen on steel

 

lol

 

Long time pal,, 30 year ford tech.told me hawks is what he puts on everything in his driveway.. They come in green box,, cross from ome to racing,,& the red box racing & offroad use only..Almost no dust and stand the toco on the nose from 70 mph without a underwear change ...Im sold

 

So far everything is a go to get to the target by 9:30 -10:00 am.

 

Reminds me of those vw rabbit trucks.

 

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