Dr.Pepehn

Hey I've got a 91 hatch right now, b20z swap few other little things. I'm thinking of parting it and scrapping the shell.

I want to get into a Acura EL, as far as I know most civic sedans and ELs (96-00 specifically) are limited to 14 or 15" wheels.
I have a brand new set of 155 80 13s that I bought for my 91 that I would like to run on the el. Has anyone taken a bit out of their calipers to run 13s on these cars?
I was also thinking I would probably be able to grab a set of knuckles and brakes from a base 96-00 hatchback and they should fit this size .. Any input? I know It may sound stupid to some but I'm just pretty set on running this size.. The rims will be VX wheels

TomCat39

92-95 SI brakes give you 4 wheel disc brakes and I was told they will let you keep and fit 13" rims.

Dr.Pepehn

That's what I was thinking may be the easiest.. Do a whole knuckle swap, rotors, calipers and all from a CX hatch 96-00 ...or a 92-95 with the..9.5?? Rotors and abs..can someone confirm for sure the eg knuckles will fit on ek with no issue

tony_2018

I dunno, I gotta take a look at my 14 hx on my civic lx, it looked pretty tight. I'll double check in a bit.

tony_2018

It looks like there's about an inch of room but I'm unsure what size rotors the ex model use. I'm sure the ex model is the el model but with the upgraded interior.

Just checked honda parts site, the rotors are different part #s so they could be different size.

NexusRift

According to the above; there's only a slight variance between the two sizes. I ran a 205-40-16 for awhile on my EL and the diameter of those were only a fraction bit smaller diameter than 155-80-13's.

As far as brake clearance and such; I copied and pasted the following quote from Wikipedia page on 6th gen Civics.................

I realize that the EL is a sedan, but I'm guessing the front disc and rear drums to be the same for both the '96 CX hatch and Civic EX.(Acura EL)