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Old 05-30-2006, 09:04 AM
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i have a 94 icivic ex coupe, and when i slapped on some HX rims i had to grind off part of the caliper. i wanna be able to upgrade my brakes, is tyhere anything i can do to upgrade them without changing rims???
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stainless steel lines and better pads.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JamesV &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">spacers </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CAVTECSol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stainless steel lines and better pads.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Definately pads. People think a brake upgrade just means go with bigger calipers, but a simple cheap upgrade includes ss lines and ceramic pads.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fast95eg8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Definately pads. People think a brake upgrade just means go with bigger calipers, but a simple cheap upgrade includes ss lines and ceramic pads. </TD></TR></TABLE>

nice pads make a world of difference
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Do you have access to a horizontil lathe?
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SS lines are only going to change the feel of the brakes, not how they perform.
Get some spacers (5mm) and some integra brakes
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what are some good street-performance pads for hondas? I need to replace my pads pretty soon and would like a step above stock braking power.
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i use axis metal masters and think they are a great aggresive street driving pad.
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I use the hawks(forget which ones but they were like 50-60 for a set) very nice.
also ss brake lines make the pedal feel better but as already mentioned they don't actually make the car stop any quicker.
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