Im just getting ready to put on some oem sized brembo drilled/slotted rotors on my prelude. Doesnt seem to0 tough.... Just wondering before I jump in if you guys had any tips, tricks, anything to watch for?

 

Bleed the brakes when you're done. Use a brake spring compressor for the rear rotors, it beats using a big flat screwdriver. Use an impact driver to remove the screws holding the rotors on, or else you'll hate yourself for it.

 

awesome, thanks

 

You don't have to bleed the brakes unless you mess with the lines
or the fluid system itself.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xthephilx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Bleed the brakes when you're done. Use a brake spring compressor for the rear rotors, it beats using a big flat screwdriver. Use an impact driver to remove the screws holding the rotors on, or else you'll hate yourself for it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What do you mean by a brake spring compressor?

The rear claiper piston has to be turned to go in.

I don't recall the rotors having any screws holding them on either,
the lug nuts do that.

Wipe off the new rotors with brake cleaner before installing them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SKDRCR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What do you mean by a brake spring compressor?

The rear claiper piston has to be turned to go in.

I don't recall the rotors having any screws holding them on either,
the lug nuts do that.

Wipe off the new rotors with brake cleaner before installing them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the rotors have screws in em. they're a total ******* pain in the *** too.

next time i'm changing rotors i'm leaving them off. they're just there to keep the rotor from falling off when the wheel is off.

 

i am under a real strong impression that brembo doesnt make 4th gen vtec slotted/drilled rotors. only for the si.

they are available for the fifth gen though.

 

HMMM I am going to do and Si---&gt; Vtec brake upgrade in my 93Si soon and i was under the impression that 5th gen brakes were the same as 4th gen vtec... I guess not but something i read made me think that...

Also, i thought u only had to bleed the brakes if you were putting on new calipers which I have yet to call honda to see if i need new calipers for the Si----&gt;vtec but i think so. Anyway I was planning on bleeding my brakes but for this situation i think its not necessary.

 

yeah bleeding the brakes is not necessary, and an impact screwdriver works magic on those screws

 

After I replaced my rotors, my brakes needed to be bled. That's why I threw that up there.

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What do you mean by a brake spring compressor?

The rear claiper piston has to be turned to go in.
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Its this thing that turns the rear caliper piston while compressing it. Makes it easier to do. I've never used the damn thing though...I just have a really big flat screwdriver that I use to turn the rear piston.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SKDRCR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't recall the rotors having any screws holding them on either,
the lug nuts do that.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Usually people just leave them off. They just make changing rotors a pain in the *** anyway.

 

You could probably replace the "PITA" rotor screws with allen heads or torx. That would make it less of a pain in the long run. I was gonna do this, but I guess it's just as easy to grab the impact driver. A little anti-seize probably wouldn't hurt either.

BTW... Is is possible to turn slotted rotors? Just curious.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by five-0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">BTW... Is is possible to turn slotted rotors? Just curious.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Should be, as they usually aren't REALLY warped, just warped by a few mm.

 

dont you have to remove the big axel nut to get the rotors off also?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92hondalude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dont you have to remove the big axel nut to get the rotors off also?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No sir.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by five-0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You could probably replace the "PITA" rotor screws with allen heads or torx. </TD></TR></TABLE>

good idea

 

I took those screws and trashed them years ago, they are not really needed.