want bigger rear brakes!
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All the stock disc brakes are 9.5 inches in the rear. Go hit up FastBrakes.
The FastBrakes setup will still use his trailing arms and spindles, so you won't be able to use his leftovers to convert your CRX. He'll only have the discs left over from the original setup.
Seany-izzle
Member
seriously, wouldnt you want bigger brakes in the front more than in the back???
and upgrading the rears without upgrading the fronts will only cause the rear to lock up prematurly (this can be fun, but more often than not, it will just be dangerous)
if you are planning on going with something larger than the 9.6" rears you are going to need something at least 11"+ in the front
a side question, when upgrading to the rear disk setup did you switch out the proportioning valve for one from a car that had 4 wheel disk brakes?
if not that will cause your rears to not get the full ammount of fluid (braking force) that they should be getting, thus limitting the braking ability of your rears
Taco15
I wear stretchy pants
damn sorry im late. I'm getting my new comp. setup as we speak. I just want it for looks. And the front brakes already have been upgraded so dont worry i got that taken care of. They all work and like i said i just want it for looks. Thanks for the advice i'm gonna see the website fastbrakes.
That's a lot of money for just looks... it's really not necessary. I'm running 11 inchers all around, and it's pretty nice- I just hope that you have the fronts upgraded to the point where running 11 inches in the back won't upset your brake balance.
92dxhatch
Senior Member
Originally posted by pissedoffsol+May 9 2005, 09:25 AM-->
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92dxhatch
Senior Member
GOING FOR LOOKS IS THE DUMBEST THING YOU CAN DO.
now i would understand if it were nessesary to your application and they just look good on there(i.e. auto X or drag) but its a WASTE of money if your not going to use the full potential of your brakes.
if you are building a basic street car, theres no reason to have em.
if you are building a street/autox car, then yes, you'll need em.
in either case, make sure your getting them for the right reasons.
NOT FOR LOOKS.
good luck though
now i would understand if it were nessesary to your application and they just look good on there(i.e. auto X or drag) but its a WASTE of money if your not going to use the full potential of your brakes.
if you are building a basic street car, theres no reason to have em.
if you are building a street/autox car, then yes, you'll need em.
in either case, make sure your getting them for the right reasons.
NOT FOR LOOKS.
good luck though
Even for autocross, you don't need upgraded rear discs. Hell even for road racing, your pushing it. On the 3 time winning Touring Car Manufacturers’ Championship RealTime racing type R's, they all had HUGE front brakes with the stock tiny rear brakes. There is no need for larger rear brakes. There is zero weight in the rear anyways. If you throw more braking force, lock up and spin outs are inevitable. Chances are, if you want better braking, up to better pads all around. I run cobalt frictions and I LOVE them. On a road course, they perform well, and on the street, other then being a little noisy, they are great.
K2e2vin
Senior Member
Well if youve already upgraded the fronts; you can look into doing a DC5/EP3 caliper conversion. this will allow you to run 10.3" EP3 4-lug rotors(you can use the DC5s but you will have to drill them unless you have 5-lug conversion). The calipers have to be reversed(Right caliper on Left side of car, etc.) so they would have to be bleed while not connected to the trailing arm.
or
you can get the powerslot big brake upgrade kit; 11" rotors but with stock caliper.
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you can get the powerslot big brake upgrade kit; 11" rotors but with stock caliper.