BigRonDawg

I have a 96 EX and just purchased a 96 DX hatch. I'm currently in the process of swapping almost everything out. The whole Power setup of my EX has been swapped into the Hatch minus the Moonroof of course. It is quite the project, but will be worth it in the end when i have a fully powered hatch. Last night i stumbled across the front brake sizes. I notice the EX's were bigger and after some research found that they are the same size as the SI's. I'm planning on swapping the whole front brake setup on the 2 cars. Both are in running condition, so my question is what under the hood will i have to swap out. After some research i found i will have to swap out the Caliper, Rotor, and Knuckles. But as for the Master Cylinder and Booster, are they the same or do i need to swap them? And if i do, are they interchangable? This will be a definate upgrade for my hatch, especially since i have the parts!

C2daIzZle

different master cylinders between the two, not sure about the boosters thou.

BigRonDawg

I've done some research and found out that the EX and the Si have the same master cylinder. I'm guessin the Si may have a different booster and proportioning valve of course. I'm going to do the swap this weekend, so i'll post what is interchangable and what is not.

BigRonDawg

Well i swapped the brakes from my EX to my DX Hatch this weekend. Here are the details on compatibility.

-The caliper, rotor, and knuckle have to be swapped, the brake lines banjo fittings are different, but they will mate up to the calipers. It just took a little bending of the bracket to prevent the lines from kinking.

-As far as the master cylinder, the one in the EX is a 7/8" and the one in the DX Hatch is a 13/16". I didn't swap them because i really was sick of working on the cars after i destroyed one of my ball joints. But as far as i can tell they should swap over no problem. I'll keep you all posted.

I did notice while i was under my EX that there is a factory anti-sway bar... I guess i should add that to my swap list.