J T*

In the next week Im goin to be changing my rear drums to discs, off a 95 GSR. I'm also going to be buying new struts, koni yelows to be exact and I was noticing that the part numbers for the front on both civics and integras were the same but on the rears the integra and the 96+ civics part numbers were different.

Should I buy the set for an integra or should I buy the set for my civic (98 ex)?

...since Im kinda on the subject also..I noticed Fastbrakes as a big rear disc conversion to make you rears 11" which would be the same size as my "upgraded" 11" fronts. would there be anything wrong with having the same size brakes front and back? I dont want to be locking up my rear end all the time, or does it just depend on if you got the right proportioner in there.

Thanks

PSU

iTrader: (2)

i believe you want the shocks made for your car, not the integra


[Modified by DxHatchback, 11:12 AM 9/7/2002]

Ricey McRicerton

I woulndt personally order the rear discs the same size as the front discs. This is because on brake systems, the front brakes do most of the work, so why would you need rear discs the same size as the front ones that do most of the work??? If you plan on doing bigger brakes, Id go bigger with the front ones!

shawnhayes

The balance is the most important part. If you have put better calipers (or pads, or bigger rotors), then you've already knocked the balance slightly off. When SCC upgraded JUST the front rotors the braking distances INCREASED. When they upgraded the rear rotors, the braking distances decreased to below starting distances.

There's nothing inherently "wrong" with equalizing the brake SIZE, but the relative balance is what's important. If you've upgraded fronts (and not changed proportioning valves), you may or may not improve braking by increasing rear disc size (it may get better, it may get worse). If it makes it so that the rears LOCK before the fronts, then you got trouble.

Shawn