wanting to change my eg brakes to disc. is the gsr conversion easy and whats is there to do or does anyone have a suggestion

 

not do it. unless you really hate chaning drum brakes. the only point is to waste 200 dollars.

 

it simple takes about 2-4 hours take your time do it rite good luck

 

but search google has like 5 on the first page. that mostly come here. and its been covered...alot.

do believe its just trailing arms lcas and whole brake setup. might need a new brake line too. just an R and R.

 

can i convert the front brakes as well to gsr

 

anyone know where to get trailing arm + brakes and **** for the conversion somewhere in sol cal or close by

 

i got my rear disc from the junkyard from a 4 door civic ex... cost me $110 for both sides

 

You need integra or eh3 trailing arms. Same for e brake cables. A 40-40 prop valve. Larger booster.15/16 ths will work. Stock lcas will work

 

can
i buy that as a kit

 

You can convert the hole car to gsr brakes if you want to. Im doing the same but with 99-00 si parts.

Youll the trailings, and brake stuff, e brake lines, and brake lines. if you doing the hole thing you may want to change the master cly and prop valve.

I dont know of any kits, just hit up craigslist and the market on here.

 

very easy...if you are going to do it i would suggest going ahead and swapping out the stock rotors/pads for something a little more upmarket, otherwise you might as well stick to your drums...

 

What!?!?



Rear discs are a huge improvement in daily driving and track performance.

 

i heard that the rear disc brakes are the same for the eg and da. but the fronts on the da are bigger. is this true? thanks

 

with the whole gsr set up will my eg ride higher

 

No, as long as you dont change you suspenstion setup.
Hear are a few pics of my conversion on my 95' Coupe.

Stock drum set up


Removed whole trailing arm.


Used stocked trailing arms, just used the disc hub from an LS Integra.


Replaced the bushings while the arms where off. Also painted the arms.


The finished product. Went ahead and replaced the studs with extended Skunk2


Also upgraded my Master cylinder to a 04' RSX Type-S


Hardest part I think was the running the E-Brake cable.

 

Rear discs really don't offer any real improvement over drums at all for daily driving, on a track yes. Integra front brakes however are a huge improvement over stock civic brakes.

 

If having rear discs allows you to have some real braking power in the rear then yes, it does make an improvement for daily driving. Brake feel and brake distribution would be better and therefore safer.

Don't need to use your brakes on the street? I have to. I could tell a big difference stopping when someone pulled out in front of me, for example. Maybe it was just in my head, maybe my drums were just shot before I replace them. but I doubt it.

 

Believe me, its all in your head. I did the rear disc swap on my civic, made absolutely no noticeable difference in braking.

 

It's very likely that my old drums were just useless after 150,000 miles on my first civic

It certainly felt more "substantial" I guess. Like my brake system wasn't wobbly or weak.

 

thats whats up thanks

 

The rsx master a direct drop in or did the lines need modifications?

 

The cylinder & booster is a direct bolt on, and I had to mod. the brake lines a small amount.
I also did a brake line tuck so the labor over lapped anyway.

 

rear disc is a waste of money unless you plan to track your car. pretty expensive "bling" factor item.

 

Yeah, that was my question also, and where did you get hands on a rsx master cilnder?'

 

Agreed!! When i was younger, i gave into all the rear disk swap hype and wasted my money doing it on a crx. All i did was spend money, time and gain weight. I would have been better off spending my money else where.

Quotes from other members here on HT.....

- Nothing wrong with drums. They're 8lbs lighter per side, wear much longer, and are cheaper to maintain.

- You could buy performance shoes for the rear. Porterfield makes them. Ironically enough, most folks just use a new set of OEM pads and freshen up the parts in the rear drum.

That's what I did and it was a noticable improvement.

- The 9.5" rear discs with 7CLP13S calipers have not proven to stop any shorter than a comparable drum setup. Stopping power is a wash between the two.

Myself and many others have used the drums on track cars with no real problems to speak of. I've owned three Civics with the rear drums and a Civic, a CRX, and an Integra with the discs. I've also done several rear disc conversions on Civics/CRXen, so I've had plenty of experience with both.

Most people compare their old improperly-adjusted drums with leaking wheel cylinders, ancient waterlogged fluid, thin drums, and glazed shoes to a newly installed disc setup with brand new rotors, pads, and reman calipers with fresh fluid and bled lines. In that case, sure, the discs are going to work a bit better - but you can't come to an objective conclusion that one is superior to the other with that comparison.
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