Originally Posted by EM2Builder

By hanging onto incredible amounts of car-part junk..... I've accumulated 95 Prelude VTEC calipers and 11" rotors redrilled for 4x100. I thought this would fit my 95 Civic EX Coupe, but the ears on the knuckles are too short to attach the caliper bracket over the rotor.

I haven't been able to find any info on this, but what can I do to make this setup work? Can I swap 96+ knuckles? Different calipers or brackets?

Originally Posted by roastbeefrichie

if you're interested in the ITR caliper upgrade, you'll need to source the calipers first.

the ITR caliper is stamped 17CL15VN

the 17CL15VN is one of the biggest single piston calipers honda produces.

you can easily identify this caliper from the stamp.

this caliper can also be found on:
97-01 ITR,
97-99 CL V6,
91-95 legend,
96-98 rl,
95-98 tl,
92-94 vigor,
95-02 accord v6,
91-97 accord wagon,
97-01 crv,
95-01 odyssey,
92-96 prelude vtec
& 97-01 prelude

Originally Posted by roastbeefrichie

once you obtain the calipers, you'll need to seperate the caliper bracket.

the bracket is stamped either 23T, 25T or 28T.

the bracket will need to be milled 2-3mm (or 1/8").
* (the machined brackets will also accept NSX & 94-95 legend 2-pot front calipers)

Originally Posted by roastbeefrichie

Originally Posted by BrakeExpert,

Originally Posted by roastbeefrichie

Orginally posted by BrakeExpert,

Originally Posted by BrakeExpert

For those of you with a soggy brake pedal after caliper installation, here is the CORRECT bleeding sequence:

Bleed the brakes Right Rear, Left Front, Left Rear, Right Front. You do not go farthest to closest with Hondas.

Always bench bleed the Master cylinder when replacing the master cylinder, ABS unit, or proportioning valve.

Originally Posted by roastbeefrichie

prelude calipers on EG: http://htarchive.org/showthread.php?t=2765190

Originally Posted by EM2Builder

Thanks for all the info! I checked and I do indeed have the 17CL15VN calipers.

Originally Posted by EM2Builder

1. It looks like in this post the guy is using Integra knuckles on his EG, are those the same as the EX knuckles?

Originally Posted by EM2Builder

I can get the brackets bolted to my knuckle with the rotor off, but with the rotor on, the bracket hits the rotor before the holes align with the knuckle ears.

Originally Posted by roastbeefrichie

your problem is offset, if you've already tried to "test-fit" you'll find that you're going to have trouble clearing

you can solve this by:
a. using shims
b. machining the brackets for clearance

* i prefer the machined method *