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What is needed in order to make my car all wheel disk brake (1992 Civic Si)... I know it has rear disk but im pretty sure that they are only for my ebrake. Can someone tell me what I have to do to get them to work with my brake pedal.
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Re: rear brakes (92'si)
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What is needed in order to make my car all wheel disk brake (1992 Civic Si)... I know it has rear disk but im pretty sure that they are only for my ebrake. Can someone tell me what I have to do to get them to work with my brake pedal.
This is curious. Never heard of it before. So your rears only work with hand brake? OR you have drums underneath those discs in the back?
OR...
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Re: rear brakes (SuperSlow)
Your Si has all wheel disc brakes. The e-brake is not the only thing that makes them work. If you look up in the wheel well, you will see a flexible rubber hose that travels down & connects to the caliper. This fluid hose is connected to the brake master cylinder (thing you put the brake fluid in), and that is connected to the brake pedal (through the brake booster)... 
Your silly.
Your silly.
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Re: rear brakes (94eg!)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94eg! »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Your silly.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Haha.
Seriously, if you don't believe anyone then just do a little test. Jack up the rear of the car, remove your wheels so that you can see the rear calipers clearly. Then have a buddy press the brake pedal and watch the calipers clench the pads.
Your brake pedal already modulates all 4 brakes.
If you had a different question, please be more specific!
Haha.
Seriously, if you don't believe anyone then just do a little test. Jack up the rear of the car, remove your wheels so that you can see the rear calipers clearly. Then have a buddy press the brake pedal and watch the calipers clench the pads.
Your brake pedal already modulates all 4 brakes.
If you had a different question, please be more specific!
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so stock brakes just blow big time, cool.. I guess. Anyways I'm about to order brembo sport rotors for the front with axxis pads... any comments... or concerns on that selection?
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your stock brakes should be quite adequate. What 'sucks' about them? it may not be your rotors.
ANyway, That selection is a very good combination for the street. You should flush/bleed your system while you are down there.
ANyway, That selection is a very good combination for the street. You should flush/bleed your system while you are down there.
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I would just by "blank" OEM style Brembo rotors. If by "sport" you mean slotted and/or drilled, those are kinda a waste of money. Drilled rotors tend to crack, and slots don't help with anything like advertised.
If your gonna do a brake job, you had better research a lot more. If you want good long lasting quiet brakes, you have to do a lot of work during your brake job. The major factor that gets overlooked is cleaning & lubing your caliper guide pins. If you do n't do this every brake job, they will rust inside & sieze up.
Other things to not. Replace all caliper hardware (springs & clips), and pad shims (if your new pads don't come with them).
If your talking about gettting Axxis Ultimate pads, you will be very very pleased. Only drawbacks are that they tend to dust a lot, and they may make some noise from time to time. Make sure to break them in properly (read about breaking in pads on stoptech.com).
Also, make sure to completely bleed the brake fluid. It absorbs water over time & decreases it's effectiveness at higher temps. There is no way to avoid this moisture absorption, so just replace it with some good DOT 3 or 4 fluid. It's always best to buy small containers because once you open them, they start absorbing moisture too...
Anything about brakes you can learn in the Tech & FAQ sections of http://www.stoptech.com
If your gonna do a brake job, you had better research a lot more. If you want good long lasting quiet brakes, you have to do a lot of work during your brake job. The major factor that gets overlooked is cleaning & lubing your caliper guide pins. If you do n't do this every brake job, they will rust inside & sieze up.
Other things to not. Replace all caliper hardware (springs & clips), and pad shims (if your new pads don't come with them).
If your talking about gettting Axxis Ultimate pads, you will be very very pleased. Only drawbacks are that they tend to dust a lot, and they may make some noise from time to time. Make sure to break them in properly (read about breaking in pads on stoptech.com).
Also, make sure to completely bleed the brake fluid. It absorbs water over time & decreases it's effectiveness at higher temps. There is no way to avoid this moisture absorption, so just replace it with some good DOT 3 or 4 fluid. It's always best to buy small containers because once you open them, they start absorbing moisture too...
Anything about brakes you can learn in the Tech & FAQ sections of http://www.stoptech.com
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Great info guys, really great. Just one more question. When I do things I want to do them right so I dont have to do them again... since I'm replacing my brake system should I go ahead and get bigger rotors? And to do this can I just order brembo rotors for say an Integra or something? Oh and I can get the brembo sprts with the axis pads intalled for $180, both sides, thats good right?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92’si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Great info guys, really great. Just one more question. When I do things I want to do them right so I dont have to do them again... since I'm replacing my brake system should I go ahead and get bigger rotors? And to do this can I just order brembo rotors for say an Integra or something? Oh and I can get the brembo sprts with the axis pads intalled for $180, both sides, thats good right?</TD></TR></TABLE>
No, you can't just put on bigger rotors. If you want to upgrade to bigger brakes there's a lot more involved. Honestly you should be just fine with the Axxis Ultimates and new stock rotors. Remember that Tires stop you, so make sure you have good tires, or even the best brakes will be worthless.
As for the $180. Well I guess that depends. Like EG said if the "sport" rotors are drilled and or slotted they're not really worthwhile. You can get some Autozone rotors for about $25/pc and the pads are what? $50? So if you have tools you could do it yourself and save money. All you really need is a jack/jackstands, a decent metric socket set and an impact screwdriver to get those little PITA rotor screws off. It's pretty easy to do.
No, you can't just put on bigger rotors. If you want to upgrade to bigger brakes there's a lot more involved. Honestly you should be just fine with the Axxis Ultimates and new stock rotors. Remember that Tires stop you, so make sure you have good tires, or even the best brakes will be worthless.
As for the $180. Well I guess that depends. Like EG said if the "sport" rotors are drilled and or slotted they're not really worthwhile. You can get some Autozone rotors for about $25/pc and the pads are what? $50? So if you have tools you could do it yourself and save money. All you really need is a jack/jackstands, a decent metric socket set and an impact screwdriver to get those little PITA rotor screws off. It's pretty easy to do.
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