Rear pads too thick?

[turbovanman²]

I got some Hawk rear pads, must be for a Neon as there slightly different in design but with my new rotors, they won't fit. I won't machine the rotors down so how am I going to make the pads thinner? file? any other idea's?

[Speedeuphoria]

whats the part number?

[tryingbe]

Don't install the metal shim between the caliper and pads.

[turbovanman²]

whats the part number?

#HB176.680 "black" rear.


Don't install the metal shim between the caliper and pads.

No metal shims.

[Speedeuphoria]

well its hard to find those pads on the net, but this link shows neons, spirit, ect..
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=HB176
The FMSI# for yours is D658 AFAIK

All of the other info I saw says its for a dodge intrepid('90-94)

the .680 is the pad thickness, most of the pads for that are .614 thickness. Except I do see some .712 thickness on Hawk's site, so ???

http://www.streetperformance.com/mistore/hawk/h_productdisplay.php?sku=1002952&hdwt=31101&loc=101&dealer=no&company_id=10028147



Other than that, have no idea

[turbovanman²]

Thanks, guess I'll have to grind some of the pads off.

[turbovanman²]

Fixed, just ground down the pads a bit and they work now.

[black86glhs]

Did you just place sandpaper on a flat surface and sand them or did you use a grinder of some sort?

[turbovanman²]

Did you just place sandpaper on a flat surface and sand them or did you use a grinder of some sort?

Sandpaper didn't even mark them, had to use my bench grinding wheel then a die grinder with a 4 inch disc to smoothen it down. Not very technical IE flat but close enough.

[black86glhs]

Sandpaper didn't even mark them, had to use my bench grinding wheel then a die grinder with a 4 inch disc to smoothen it down. Not very technical IE flat but close enough.
WOW!!! I wondered how hard they were. Besides, they will flatten out.:p