CRX Rear Disc Brake conversion
 

Just wanted to know how much is it to go to a junkyard and pick up 2 complete rear disc brakes including trailing arm? A guy wanted to sell me a set for $100? But needs to be cleaned up a bit. What you think i should go for?

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just upgrade ur front brakes
the're the ones that do most of the stopping

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Ya I paid 125 for mine from a junk. I got the sway bar too so that was the extra 25. That include calipers, but of course I needed new pads and rotors.

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Sounds like an Okay deal....he's not doing you any favors, but hes not ripping you off either

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if you need calipers they're expensive! I priced out autozone style ones for like $200ea.

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WTF??? thats alot of cheese from some calipers. the ones for the accord wagon are like 77 buck for both sides and come loaded.

dammm autozone ripping you off!!!

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^^^^ Really? Where, if you have 88-91 EX knuckles, or integra knuckles you can re-drill 94 VTEC Prelude rotors and have a type-r sized brake setup. What most people don't know is that the Accord Wagon Calipers have IDENTICAL part numbers as a ITR. Go to honda and ask!!

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What year integra knuckles?

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I did a rear disc conversion on my crx.. honestly I think it was a waste of time and even though I got them for free, I dont think the benifits are there unless you do some serious road racing. For the most part the stock drum brakes are more than adaqute. Your better off upgrading the front brakes to the 90-91 EX knuckle/setup.

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agreed. I did one on my buddies car far from impressed but they look cool

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Integra Knuckle. For an EF 90-93. If this big brakes is wanted on a EG I believe its a bolt on setup.

as for bigger brakes on an ef use integra parts
http://hybrid2.honda-perf.org/tech/4g-brakes.html

Read here for more info
http://hybrid2.honda-perf.org/tech/bigbrakes.html

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I was going to be doing this swap when the weather got better, I think I may just upgrade the fronts nicely

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I did a Rear Conv. Because I blew a brake cylinder in the drum=85.00 to replace. Rear trailing arms 100.00. I needed new drums and shoe anyways=100.00. New Pads and Discs=90.00. Plus the little bit of ricer in me Loves the looks of 4 wheel disc.

When my car goes on the road in april the fronts will be integra/EX size.

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I have a bent rear trailing arm, should I bother with upgrading to rear disc if rear disc RTA's is all I can find? Or should I go to the trouble of trying to find one that has rear drums.

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I think finding a drummed trailing arm would be easier then a disc. Upgrade really isn't the term braking difference isn't much as 80%(just a guess) of braking is done by the front. It's more of a cosmetic upgrade.

Lots of people in honda challenge and SCCA still run drums and only spend time upgrading the frongts because that's all thats needed.

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keep in mind the rear disc trailing arm weighs about as TWICE as much as the drum..

I think the only reason I did it is because discs look better :-\

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^^^^
That true two. They are heavy bitches