Hawk Talon 1997 Buick Century Cross Drilled & Slotted Rotors w/ Hawk Ceramic Pads (Front)

Hawk Performance Talon Brake Rotor and Pad Kit - Drilled & Slotted - Ceramic

With Hawk Performance Talon brake rotor and pad kits you are one click away from a performance brake upgrade. Manufactured to work seamlessly together, the Hawk Talon kits include your choice of Hawk brake pad compound coupled with a pair of their high quality Talon rotors. Order a kit for the front and the rear.

Expert Opinion

The Hawk PC (Performance Ceramic) is a great compound when your top priority is to minimize brake dust. This compound is a very popular replacement for OEM Brembo packages supplied on performance vehicles such as Corvettes, Mustangs, Challengers, Chargers, Subaru STI, and many others. If you are not looking to have increased brake performance over the stock level and want to virtually eliminate brake dust, the Hawk Performance Ceramic is what you are looking for.

Hawk Talon Drilled & Slotted rotors are a quality high carbon rotor that will last and perform well on street applications. The slotted only version will hold up to moderate track use, but expect to see higher rates of wear when used with aggressive track pads.

Hawk Performance Ceramic

Hawk understands the needs of today's ceramic brake pad users and has specifically formulated our composite material to meet - and beat - the stringent low noise, ultra-low dust performance standards they have set. Engineered to reduce brake NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness),Hawk PC (Performance Ceramic) is a premium disc brake pad that delivers excellent performance mile after mile. Providing a linear friction profile that allows your vehicle's ABS system to operate most effectively, the unique compound has the advantage of never sacrificing power to achieve traditional ceramic pad attributes. With Hawk's PC, you can expect reduced brake pad wear, longer rotor life, and our quietest ride ever.

Hawk Performance Ceramic Compound Characteristics:

• Extremely Quite


• Ultra-low Dust


• Improved Stopping Power


• Gentle on rotors


• Stable Friction Output


• 100-650 Deg F Operating Temperature Range


• 100-450 Deg F Optimal Temperature Range

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Hawk Performance Talon Drilled and Slotted Brake Rotors

Decades of experience, continuous research and development, and dedication to bringing the highest quality premium friction products have led to Hawk Talon Rotors. Leveraging the high quality performance of Hawk Performance's unique and proprietary DTC curved slot design, they are built to OE specifications, weights, and production processes, and are engineered to fit a vehicle's current braking system without modification.

Hawk's Talon Slotted Disc Brake Rotors are precision engineered, machined, finished, and weather-fortified in North America to ensure durability and enable to pass the ISO-9227 salt-spray test for long-lasting good looks even on notorious salted roads. For improved brake pad "bite", the racing style hook-slots from Hawk's renowned DTC racing rotors have been integrated into these new performance street brake rotors using precision CNC machining.

Sold and priced in pairs, an ideal choice for high performance driving, towing and even track days. Hawk Talon Truck Brake Rotors - Ideal rotor upgrade for towing or high performance driving. Made in North America by Hawk for select vehicles, check your application.

Hawk Rotors are Engineered, machined, finished, and coated in ISO certified facilities in North America Hawk TALON ROTORS® produced from Grade 3000 Cast Iron-black coated Validated and verified brake rotor design and performance characteristics through extensive brake dynamometer testing Proven cross-drilled designs to optimize thermal efficiency, heat dissipation, strength, and improve wet braking Hawk Talon brake rotors are balanced and incorporate precision milled slots to reduce harmonic resonance issues Exclusive and proven Hawk DTC Slotted design is CNC integrated into heavy duty slotted-rotor only applications Black Magni brake rotor coating barrier applied that maintains superior corrosion resistance and ensures quick and easy bed-in that resists galling and is Salt-spray tested per ISO-9227, exceeding the 240 hours requirement.

Hawk Talon Drilled and Slotted Rotor Characteristics:

• O.E. fitment, weight and production process


• DTC-curved slot design


• Reduction in noise


• Improved heat dissipation and wet braking


• Corrosion and galling resistance