took me like an hour and a half to change the shoes on the first side I tried. Those are the most complicated contraptions I have ever seen(I've never changed drum brakes before). The job probably took me about 3 hours total, but after I bled them, they worked perfectly.

Anybody in Austin, TX got a rear disc conversion they want to sell me.

 

yeah they suck i dont even bother w/ mine, only replace the fronts

 

theyre easy, well for me anyways, i goto school for that i can do it in under 5 minutes a side, i've seen a guy at work do it in under a minute, its not too bad once u get used to it

 

seriously. When i had to replace mine i got a call for a job interview and being as it was my only mode of transport i had to say no becuase i was only half way done. well just be glad that a crx is small and easy to work on. my dad had to fix the ones on his truck and it took him all day. every single spring was damn neat impossible to stretch.

 

needle nose vise-grips=Gods gift to people w/ drum brakes

-Dustin

 

well, I'm a ways from Austin, but I have a rear disc swap for sale!

Eric

 

If you are interested and you dont know who Tyrone is I would give him a call. His shop is in Round Rock and he does most the "smart import" drivers work. He is good at what he does and doesnt rape you like Pro-Tech.

 

nah I TRY to do all the work myself so I can afford more mods, even if it does take me three hours.

 

Do I see a nipple in your Avatar, Rex?

 

haha me too

 

what tools do you need? because im plannin to do mine also. my drum brakes are a bitch! its been giving me lots of problems!

 

Drum disk last alot longer then disk and rotors. Thats why I'm keeping my drums. I worked at pep boys for 3 years and drums last alot longer then disk. Even though disk look better, I'm trying to save money. So I can buy other mods

 

What's the difference performance-wise between the two? Are disk brakes a lot better than drums?

 

Yes, but only slightly since it is the rear.

 

90-93 rear teg disc brake swap

 

ha, i did mine two days ago cuz i failed inspection cuz of em. took me about 45 minutes both sides..only cuz i had brake fluid spray in my freakin eye and i had to flush it out cuz it hurt. wasn't too bad though..i didn't even take the hubs off..i think it's easier that way.

 

160,000 miles on the stock shoes, no need to ever change!!!!!!

 

i yeah, i forgot. 120K on my stock shoes..only ONE of the four shoes was bad, but i figured i might as well change them all if i had to do one.