soundbomber

This is just an interesting tidbit that i found while we worked on my rear disc conversion on my 98 hatch. The Rear trailing arms are NOT needed! I realized this first hand because the rear trailing arms that were installed first were bent meaning that on one side I had +1.7 camber and +2.34 on the other side with a +14/32" toe to boot! So, to alleviate this problem, we matched up a set of trailing arms from a drum brake setup and after that, i was back on the negative camber side of things. That is all, thanks for reading. Hope this helps people out with their rear disc endeavors.


Cliff Notes: When buying rear disc conversions, MAKE SURE THE REAR TRAILING ARMS AREN'T BENT!!

If you have problems with your rear trailing arms, you can use any drum brake trailing arm and mate the rear disc, hub, and caliper to it. To do this, you'll need some crazy socket like an 18mm and some "star" head drivers.

B18C2_sedan

nice info I have done two swaps myself and never ran into this. Thanks for looking out for fellow ht memebrs

kr

Thanks for the info im still gathering info on this project for this up and coming spring/summer.

pdiggitydogg

knew that...but its just a hell of a lot easier if the trailing arm is there (and in good shape)

8200RPM

thanks for the info
probably be useful to me in the near future

soundbomber

this can save you a bit on shipping if you're buying rear discs off the net too

SloCivicHMM

hmmm and I think my rear trailing arm is bent from my accident....thanks for the info I just thought about this...**** I'll go to my moms and get my drum set up back..haha

92b16vx

Very true, and the "socket" you need is a Torx key...



This is how I have done a couple, sometimes it's easier one way, sometimes it's easier to swap the whole arm, but if you do then you have to realign. Only thing that really sucks is when you strip the Torx nuts, and have to either drill or torch them out.

soundbomber

yeah i've heard of that happening as well

bluemild85

thats good to know because im doing my conversion this weekend

wilsel

Yeah the 3 bolts to get the hub off are a biotch! That's why most people swap the whole trailing arm.

92b16vx

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wilsel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah the 3 bolts to get the hub off are a biotch! That's why most people swap the whole trailing arm. </TD></TR></TABLE>
There are four, and the spindle nut

The Internet Tough Guy

repost
that faq thread at the top of the forum owns. nobody ever looks at it though..

[FAQ] Rear Disc Conversion-How To-using factory trailing arms
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=426445

soundbomber

lol sorry, just thought i would post it while it was fresh in my mind

zseeanz

this my friend is a #3 star tip<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92b16vx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Very true, and the "socket" you need is a Torx key...



This is how I have done a couple, sometimes it's easier one way, sometimes it's easier to swap the whole arm, but if you do then you have to realign. Only thing that really sucks is when you strip the Torx nuts, and have to either drill or torch them out.</TD></TR></TABLE>

92b16vx

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zseeanz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this my friend is a #3 star tip</TD></TR></TABLE>
Maybe you should have included the # sign in your post then, because the way you said sounded like it had three bolts holding it on

zseeanz

sorry man but I know what it's called. I use them almost everyday at work, fixing jet engines. Talk about horsepower

92b16vx

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zseeanz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sorry man but I know what it's called. I use them almost everyday at work, fixing jet engines. Talk about horsepower </TD></TR></TABLE>
Haha, it's cool, I just say "gimme the star thingy"

zseeanz

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Haha, it's cool, I just say "gimme the star thingy" </TD></TR></TABLE>werd

JDMH22HATCH

iTrader: (6)

Yep, if you go to the How To section on the top of this section, I did a complete write up with pics and tools and how to do it. Its on page three I think. Just do a search in the archives and it will pull up a thread from about a year ago. And just for added info, this enables you to run rear discs from 91 up tegs, si's, hatch's, del sols, etc as long as you use the right e-brake cables.

owen_the_soyboy

seriously good info.
one of my friends did a rear disc swap on his CRX solo1 race kaah and all he had to buy from the junkyard was $100 worth of parts since he didnt replace the trailing arms! I was pissed since that is 1/3rd of what I paid for my rear disc swap because I bought the entire trailing arm and shipping costs were a beyotch!