Need advice on building my suspension and brakes for 91 standard hatch
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Need advice on building my suspension and brakes for 91 standard hatch
Aight fellas i keep getting mixed answers of yes and no and need to get some **** cleared.Will i be able to use gs-r rear disc brakes from a 94+ including all the lines an what not and if they dont fit so easly what would i need to make them work.As far as changing the master cylinder i heard a 15/16th off a early civic ex will work(46100-SH4-A11)
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Well you can't use the 94+ gs-r brakes on a 88-91 car. The trailing arms are different. You will have to have the rear disc brakes from a 88-91 CRX or 90-93 integra. Nothing else will work. The main problem with finding a rear brake swap off of these older cars is the bushings in the trailing arms deteriorate over time and finding a good set is almost impossible. We have so many requests for this swap it is amazing. I bet we get as many, if not more, requests for the EF/DA brake swaps than the EG/DC stuff. If I get a set in I will let you know...
Sucks if i cant but i would like a second opinion.What should i do for suspension also i want alot of ideas fellas so just throw them at me.I was looking at the omni power coilovers and would like the drag setup so i can just swap the rears with the 18k set but i olny see they have for 92-95 eg what would i need to make them fit and i want to use the rear lower control arm 2.I want to beef up my whole suspension and brakes and as for wheels im going with a set of 16 inch gt3 or slips or if i get money together some 15 inch ssr comps at 9.2 lbs a rim u cant beat it
come on fellas im dropping a k motor in it and want the suspension an brakes done before i do HAPPY POSTING 
This is a reply to a question on another forum:
Well you can't use the 94+ gs-r brakes on a 88-91 car. The trailing arms are different. You will have to have the rear disc brakes from a 88-91 CRX or 90-93 integra. Nothing else will work. The main problem with finding a rear brake swap off of these older cars is the bushings in the trailing arms deteriorate over time and finding a good set is almost impossible. We have so many requests for this swap it is amazing. I bet we get as many, if not more, requests for the EF/DA brake swaps than the EG/DC stuff. If I get a set in I will let you know...
Sucks if i cant but i would like a second opinion.What should i do for suspension also i want alot of ideas fellas so just throw them at me.I was looking at the omni power coilovers and would like the drag setup so i can just swap the rears with the 18k set but i olny see they have for 92-95 eg what would i need to make them fit and i want to use the rear lower control arm 2.I want to beef up my whole suspension and brakes and as for wheels im going with a set of 16 inch gt3 or slips or if i get money together some 15 inch ssr comps at 9.2 lbs a rim u cant beat it
come on fellas im dropping a k motor in it and want the suspension an brakes done before i do HAPPY POSTING
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Re: Need advice on building my suspension and brakes for 91 standard hatch (dc5itracer)
Why even bother with rear disks?
80+% of the braking is in the FRONT YO!!!
Have you tried different pads and flushing the system out???
That goes a LONG way.
80+% of the braking is in the FRONT YO!!!
Have you tried different pads and flushing the system out???
That goes a LONG way.
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Re: Need advice on building my suspension and brakes for 91 standard hatch (HumanResource)
Does it sound like i want to keep the shitty stock drums.I asked for something and would like a answer accordingly thank you 
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Re: Need advice on building my suspension and brakes for 91 standard hatch (dc5itracer)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dc5itracer »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This is a reply to a question on another forum:
Well you can't use the 94+ gs-r brakes on a 88-91 car. The trailing arms are different. You will have to have the rear disc brakes from a 88-91 CRX or 90-93 integra. Nothing else will work. The main problem with finding a rear brake swap off of these older cars is the bushings in the trailing arms deteriorate over time and finding a good set is almost impossible. We have so many requests for this swap it is amazing. I bet we get as many, if not more, requests for the EF/DA brake swaps than the EG/DC stuff. If I get a set in I will let you know...
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I call bs. It will work, just use your existing control arms. Yes the trailing arm bushing are usually worn out but they can be replaced. The DA trailing arm is slightly different because it has a larger trailing arm bushing.
Well you can't use the 94+ gs-r brakes on a 88-91 car. The trailing arms are different. You will have to have the rear disc brakes from a 88-91 CRX or 90-93 integra. Nothing else will work. The main problem with finding a rear brake swap off of these older cars is the bushings in the trailing arms deteriorate over time and finding a good set is almost impossible. We have so many requests for this swap it is amazing. I bet we get as many, if not more, requests for the EF/DA brake swaps than the EG/DC stuff. If I get a set in I will let you know...
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I call bs. It will work, just use your existing control arms. Yes the trailing arm bushing are usually worn out but they can be replaced. The DA trailing arm is slightly different because it has a larger trailing arm bushing.
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