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Old 08-01-2007, 10:13 AM
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i was changing my pads and the front calipers are in bad condition so i was going to just buy new ones but befor i do that are their and brake swaps people are doing and how much would it be do do it? thanks
 
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Old 08-01-2007, 12:36 PM
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you pushing serious ponies? because if your not, then just replace the stockies its all youll need
 
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Old 08-01-2007, 12:58 PM
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You can rebuild the calipers which might be cheaper than buying a new caliper. I don't think its too hard. You have to remove the piston and change all the seals. Clean out the piston and the rest of the caliper.
 
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Old 08-01-2007, 01:26 PM
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well im lookin to have aroun 250hp when im done but cool cool thanks alot
 
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Old 08-01-2007, 02:34 PM
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a set of oem replacements and ceramic hawk pads will work wonders.
 
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Old 08-01-2007, 04:30 PM
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you can buy kits with seals etc to re-condition the callipers quite cheaply.... do that. Also sand the surface rust off and spray it with a protective calliperpaint
 
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Old 08-01-2007, 06:04 PM
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how much r the kits cuz i looked on ebay and found used calipers for 30 duckets
 
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Old 08-02-2007, 07:24 AM
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What's wrong with your calipers? Are they rebuildable? I would not mess with ebay used calipers. I bought rebuilt and guaranteed stock ones for about $75 each. They also came with new hardware like the pins, bolts and sliders. I agree with the others that stock Civic brakes are pretty good as they are.
 
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Old 08-02-2007, 07:40 AM
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on the right side its missing the rubber thing and the piston is bent its hard o explain but unless i get a new piston then its no point
 
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Old 08-02-2007, 07:43 AM
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Check autozone. Alot of thier parts come with a lifetime warranty.
 


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