I read the archives and all they really tell me is how to do the swap... any moron can figure that out.. what I want to know is- Is it worth adding the weight to the car for a little better stopping? Does the swap make a HUGE difference? I would love to hear what you all have to say about this. I am into Auto-x and a little streetracing so I want my car to be able to stop on a quarter and still be light enough to handle a few 1320 passes.

 

only the rear swap? it'll make a difference but not as "huge" as others think..but if you do front and rear, yes.

 

I was thinking just the rear... why are the teg fronts bigger than stock civic? if so then by how much?

 

.the teg is a heavier car...which means the surface area of the rotor has to be bigger to dissipate the heat created by the breaking action..I think its about an inch or so bigger.

 

Not really. 90% of your braking comes from up front, so you're a lot better off investing in some fastbrakes gear than messing with the rear.

 

No, it's not worth it.

I investigated this a while back when I was considering a rear brake upgrade for my RSX-S but I did some calculations and here's what I found:

First of all, my car, like any front-driver, has a weight bias towards the front, 60/40 to be exact. I calculated the weight transfer assuming an 18-inch CG height and a 60-0 stopping distance of 110 feet, which would require some good brakes and tires. The result would be that 567 lb would transfer from the rear to the front under hard braking, changing the distribution to 80/20.

So this means that at the limit, the front brakes are doing four times as much work as the rears. Also consider that the harder you stop, the less your rear brakes are capable of doing. So even if you throw some Brembos and sticky R compounds on up front, the stock rear binders should be more than enough. The only things I would mess with in the rear are pad choice, and bias, if that is adjustable anyway.

 

excellent! that's what I was looking for. Thanks!