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Old May 23, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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so i searched and tried to do some reading, but almost all of the threads are littered with dead links and pictures that no longer load.

i have a 97 civic ex, and im starting to look into doing the 11 inch front upgrade.

my few questions at this point are, are my knuckles useable?

i just need to get the prelude vtec rotors and redrill, and itr or such calipers and machine those correct?

does this fit under a 15 inch wheel?

anyone have any active tutorial pages i can use?

thanks in advance
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Old May 23, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/ex-knuckles-11%22-big-brake-conversion-2103161/
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Old May 24, 2009 | 06:07 AM
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hmm dunno how i missed that one...

thank you sir.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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itr calipers with brackets machined 2.5-3mm bolt right up to ex knuckles. Add redrilled 96 prelude vtec rotors. Whole package fits under a 15" wheel. Been running the setup on my car for over a year.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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where were you able to find the itr brackets?
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Default Re: civic ex 11 inch upgrade?

Originally Posted by killerpenguin21
where were you able to find the itr brackets?
Those 23T/25T/28T can be had from a number of hondas/acuras and not just from a ITR. I got my 23T brackets from an old Acura Legend (non GS) i found in the junkyard
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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yeah i know, im just wondering if i can straight up buy them somewhere, i dont have the luxury of junkyards around me unfortunately.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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I *think* that www.fastbrakes.com offers the bracket already machined.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by killerpenguin21
yeah i know, im just wondering if i can straight up buy them somewhere, i dont have the luxury of junkyards around me unfortunately.
That sucks!! The brackets usually come with the calipers. If you didnt get it with the calipers and you dont have any junkyards around you then its going to cost you a lil more.

Like kommon_sense said you can try fastbrakes and if that doesnt work you can go to that other banned website and hit up BrakeExpert, he will have em
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Old May 28, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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yeah he has a set i already talked to him, i just need to take the cheapest options these days unfortunately
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