I was thinking of getting a rear disc conversion for my hatch which is a street/strip car not daily driven. I was wondering if I would be better off weight wise keepin the drums or to upgrade to disc . thanks

 

Drums also have less friction on them as well.

 

so id be better off keepin the drums do u happen to know how much of a weight diffrence their is?

 

I do not know the weight difference. I think ur fine with what you have, spend the money and time elsewhere.

 

A few days ago I was thinking of ditching my disks and get a drum setup.
Those rear calipers are always rusting and getting stuck!

 

cool, i think im gonna stick with the drums then thanks for the advice

 

0-60 is a big deal on the quarter mile but so is 100+ to 0mph.
stopping does count too on the track... just a thought... i have a rear disc brake conversion and my car weighs in at 1875 without the passenger seat... eg hatch nothing cut.

 

i dont know the exact number but the conversion from drum to disc is about +10-15 lbs.

 

My car stops fine w/ front brakes only and no brake booster at over 150mph.

 

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Are you using the KensKustom brake master cylinder? If so how do you like it and do you think its streetable on a weekend driver?

 

No, its not Ken's, I used the stock brake pedal setup, just removed the booster to make room for a hydro clutch pedal and master cylinder.


Modified by Garcia-Racing at 12:02 AM 1/12/2005

 

Nuformz rear spindle mount - free spinning very light comes complete......off the chain. lots of money but worth every penny.

here's a link to the parts that come in the kit -
http://www.rageimports.com/zpart.asp?partid=118

 

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last question ..what kind of brakes?

 

GSRs

 

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chute..?

 

nope. It will be on this year, but it wasn't on last year.

 

the difference between disc and drums is only 5 pounds per side. so +10 lb total for disc. i've weight them.

 

still retain stock cx brakes here

 

I'm trapping 137 and with the stock CX brakes, it was getting very scary because I couldn't stop in time...

 

Just a little note. I have a first gen CRX HF with Aluminum drums. There is weight to be saved with those as well.

I have also heard that the rear drums from an Insight are aluminum and can be made to fit the rear of the civics without too much difficulty.