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[Naaman]

Did you guys look at the link I posted? The pad material is the same amount on each pad. It's just the part that the friction material is mounted to is a different shape.

[pajeff02]

Odd. Generically speaking, the only difference is usually that the inner pad has mounting tangs that insert into the piston or it has the replacement indicator squealer thingy tab.

[SMWS6TA]

It's not the 1st time parts have been mixed up in a batch.


Believe it or not but that slight difference could make a lot of difference.

[Whamhammer]

Ever pad I've gotten for my rears have been the same size pad. I would do what you're planning on using the local pads and see what Hawks/Strano say.

Running miss match pads that are not designed for the system can lead to premature wear.

Most of my (previous) career in car parts was Toyota/Lexus but I did have a year or three with GM and the five pointed star of (failed) quality; and I cannot say that I have ever seen an axles side of pads where the pad surface was a different size from the others. I’ve seen different hardware for wear sensors and such but all four pads friction material has always been the same size.

[CamaroJoe316]

Does anyone know what size rear a standard 2000 Camaro SS comes with?

[Naaman]

Well, the off-going pads are a few years old already, so I don't know how "new" this is, but FWIW, the generics I got ALSO come with two different shapes for the inner and outer pads.

The front pads are 4 of a kind, however (with the squealy thingy attached to the inner pad only).

[Naaman]

Does anyone know what size rear a standard 2000 Camaro SS comes with?

Not sure whether there is a standardized size chart for brake pads, but, the link I provided has the exact dimensions of the pads from Hawk. The generics I bought match the dimensions exactly (different for inner and outer).

[Naaman]

Ever pad I've gotten for my rears have been the same size pad. I would do what you're planning on using the local pads and see what Hawks/Strano say.

Running miss match pads that are not designed for the system can lead to premature wear.

By mismatched, I was talking about different pads up front than in the rear (Hawks 5.0 up front, generic ceramic in the back); not running two different pads on the same rotor... (not sure if that's how my question came across).