hey guys, my 2001 civic has drums for rear brakes, are there any kits on the market to put the disk brakes? o would also like to change the front ones as well.
what would you recommend?

 

what ever you do be careful about swaping drums to disc breaks. There is a valve in the hydro system that could make a rear disc lock up. So if you get discs for your rear make sure you change the right valve! its either the main meatering valve or the proportioning vavle.

 

most setups, swapping the rear drums to brakes will cause some problems... the rear will lock up quicker than the front discs and thats bad. Id recommend a big brake kit for the front to equalize the added stoppage in the rear.

 

any particular kits for the front and rear?

 

AEM makes rear disc brake conversion for civic but it cost $900.

 

Proportioning valve has to be changed...dunno about your year though

 

where can i find out if it can be done on my car?

 

go to a junkyard and get the stuff from a TEG with rear discs.

 

yeah, i know its kinda old, but i just saw this. no, they wont lock up. the 5th gens have smaller front brakes, and rear discs on some EXs and SIs, and they dont have problems. upgrading the fronts is a great idea, but not absolutely necessary. the proportioning valve also isnt necessary, but it actually sends MORE power to the rear, since they can handle more braking responsibility with disks than drums. ive had the rears on for a long time, with the stock prop valve, with no problems.