siopau

i wanna put a rsx brake system on my 98 ek. is this possible? what will i need to get this done and since my rear brakes are drum.

and any suggestion on whats the best thing to do? or whats the best thing to use instead of rsx brakes.

-thanks

ek9_B18C

just do the 00 si brake upgrade or the type r. Although I wouldn't mind tring the rsx s brakes. That would be a slight improvment over what Im running.

siopau

i would but i mean its still from a civic. dont get me wrong its still nice. but i wanna do somethin different. but do you think it will fit thou? like no brake line changes or anything like that?

cause the back brakes of mine is still a drum brake so this is teh only things im worried if it will fit. or i need to do a whole lot of conversion. lmk thanks

Libertariat

You need to get integra front and rear brakes.

More braking than you'll ever put to use. Trust me.

RSX front brakes won't bolt on. Not without modifying the caliper. The RSX rear brakes will bolt onto integra rear trailing arms, you have to flip the caliper around.

Again, Integra front knuckles, and rear trailing arms will provide you with a plethora of brake upgrades for front and rear and maintain 4x100.

If you want to talk to someone who knows a TON about brakes PM brakeexpert at "mike57aim" He can sell you plenty of DX knuckle or EX knuckle setups depending on what you want.

With rear drums you'll have to swap your whole rear trailing arm assembly to get rear discs. The conversion normally costs $180-300

EJeff8

Probably need discs, e-brakes lines,prop valve and obviously hubs since you're moving to 5 lug.

Libertariat

The RSX rear trailing arms certainly wont fit his civic. And the RSX calipers won't just bolt onto DX or EX knuckles.

He wouldn't need an "RSX" prop valve either, it's not even compatible. He needs an integra prop valve, 15/16" or 1" from an ABS integra and more specifically any prop valve he gets needs to be a 98+ so the hard lines match up.

He would need ebrake lines for a 99-00 Si.

EJeff8

Yes, if he were doing your swap. I was just giving him the general parameters of a disc swap in general if he wishes to go along with his swap.

ek9_B18C

If all your wanting to do is replace the rear drums, just grab a set of si dics and bolt them on. very easy swap, all you need is the rear brake assy, lines, and e-brake cable.

I have the itr 5 lug brakes, on my car and trust me its plenty of brake. I'm also putting si rears on my other civic, which should be a good balance.

siopau

thanks guys ^^

Libertariat

As far as OEM brake options go, you get much more bang for buck and a lot more options out of 4 lug.