converting Drum brakes to Disc Brakes in A ED sedan 90 model using EK front n rr Disc

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Old May 10, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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Can EK rear disc can be straight fit on to ED civic sedan? and the front ones too? Does the Brake booster and master cylinder do they have to be change too? has anybody done this b4? thanks again for the info
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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The rear disk will work. All civics from 88-2000 share common trailing arms. The fronts won't work, you either need knuckles from a 90-91 Civic EX or a DA teg. The MC/booster should work as long as you swap both parts together. The EK MC won't work with your ED booster. You should search though, there are larger master cylinders that will work with your stock booster.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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The rear disk will work. All civics from 88-2000 share common trailing arms. The fronts won't work, you either need knuckles from a 90-91 Civic EX or a DA teg. The MC/booster should work as long as you swap both parts together. The EK MC won't work with your ED booster. You should search though, there are larger master cylinders that will work with your stock booster.
thank mate for the info..... Im going to swap the rear ones... but i can still used the ED master cylinder n booster right?? What u mean by Knuckles?
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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If you are if for the upgrade, then look into a CRX Si MC (car had rear disc) or a sedan EX (has a similar size MC as the Si). Either of these will bolt directly to your stock booster saving you a lot of time and work.
Besides the brakes, you really should look into changing out the proportioning valve. You'll have to search, but you want one that will support the rear discs properly. 40/40 is what is normally used.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Default Re: converting Drum brakes to Disc Brakes in A ED sedan 90 model using EK front n rr

Can anyone confirm this?
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Old May 11, 2009 | 10:51 AM
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why would you put vw brakes on a honda? anyways, the corrado g60 is probably the rarest model vw you will ever find, supercharged g ladder 1.6L. nothing really special except for a supercharger that needs to be rebuilt all the time. otherwise go with a normal brake upgrade such as the: integra, ex, etc. make it easy for yourself
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Old May 11, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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why would you put vw brakes on a honda? anyways, the corrado g60 is probably the rarest model vw you will ever find, supercharged g ladder 1.6L. nothing really special except for a supercharger that needs to be rebuilt all the time. otherwise go with a normal brake upgrade such as the: integra, ex, etc. make it easy for yourself
LOL!
funny!

You use that rotor for it's size for use with the caliper swap.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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thank mate for the info..... Im going to swap the rear ones... but i can still used the ED master cylinder n booster right?? What u mean by Knuckles?

Yeah you can use your stock MC/booster but the brake pedal will feel.. weak I guess. You will have to use more pedal travel to push the fluid to the calipers. They say a MC from an 88 prelude 2.0 Si will work with the stock booster but I haven't tried it myself so I can't vouch for it. You really should switch to a 40/40 prop valve. They can be found on EG/DA/DC and probably others as long as the car came with rear disk. Just look for a 40/40 stamp on it.The knuckle is to the front end as the trailing arm is to the rear end.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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now i know why its funny, too much about the corrado and nothing about the brakes. haha. anyways its still vw.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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for the m/c and booster i recommend using a from DA 90-93 non abs. you can also use the DC integras up to year 2000. EX knuckles are hard to find sometimes so the DA's would be a better choice.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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id use the ex mc its still available on ebay for pretty reasonable price. and it saves the extra time for changing out the bb.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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thank guyss for the info...........
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Old May 12, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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G60 rotors because then you don't have to mill down part of caliper bracket and don't have to redrill rotors. I'm from Europe and EX's and acuras are just as rare as dinosaur bones ) Is eudm 4 disk brake civic sedan EX? I can order Brembo G60 rotors If this realy fits...
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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Default Re: converting Drum brakes to Disc Brakes in A ED sedan 90 model using EK front n rr

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G60 rotors because then you don't have to mill down part of caliper bracket and don't have to redrill rotors. I'm from Europe and EX's and acuras are just as rare as dinosaur bones ) Is eudm 4 disk brake civic sedan EX? I can order Brembo G60 rotors If this realy fits...
no i dont think so not sure.....
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