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Old 05-20-2009, 11:12 AM
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Default 1996 civic saloon brakes

car is as above with 1.5 lsi engine, wanna but bigger discs on front what car can i take from and jus bolt on
also drum to disc conversion for the rear worth the effort ? also what car can i take everything off and again jus bolt on


main reason for the idea have 17''rims and small brakes look **** and live 5 mins from a track so hittin that is inevitable so wanna be able to stop !
 
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Old 05-21-2009, 04:06 PM
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bump for anyone with knowledge on brake swaps
 
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Old 05-21-2009, 08:32 PM
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I don't know much about brake swaps but you might want to seek out Ron J, he's pretty good with all kinds of technical aspects relating to civics.
 

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Old 05-22-2009, 12:12 AM
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not sure about the brake swap but you really have no reason to hit up a track if you have 17" rims... your times are going to be bad due to the weight of the rims. Also, if you're worried about stopping, I don't understand why you have 17" rims, those hurt your stopping power.

honestly, if you're not making a bunch of power then you're better off just getting nice rotors and pads instead of upgrading on size. The rear brake swap will be worth it though. Brakes off a 99-00 Si will work. In your situation I would get Brembo blank rotors and Hawk HPS pads. Seems to be a good combo.

Really though, a better thing to invest in than either would be some smaller, more practical rims, such as 15's. Your stopping power and acceleration will increase.
 

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Old 05-22-2009, 08:50 AM
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cheers was thinkin bout down sizin rims for track any way , what parts dya need for the swap brakelines trailing arms etc
 
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