Pad Alignment

[NOGO]

The Hawk HPS pads should be fine. I've run them on miscellaneous daily drivers over the years and I've never had any noise issues myself. You can always change to a ceramic if you want something less aggressive...not that the HPS is very aggressive as it's more or less comparable to a typical semi-metallic pad.

Since you're running aftermarket caliper mounting brackets, you may want to double check that your calipers float freely without hanging up on one pin as that's the only other thing I can think of that would cause pad wear like you have.

Tobin
KORE3

I agree 100%. This is typical wear on a floating caliper type setup. Make sure your sliders are in good condition and clean then lubricate them before you re-assemble them with the new pads.