better than stock brakes for a preludes rear calipers but not looking to spend mad money on it. thanks.

 

What is your definition of 'better than stock'?

 

not spoon calipers im just looking for some that are a small upgrade up from stock

 

So what would be an upgrade to you? Same question....

What do you want them to do different from the stock calipers?

 

slightly better braking im not looking to spend a ton of money but a little upgrade form stock is what i was shooting for since ill have to spend money on replacing the calipers either way i might as well upgrade them a little bit.

 

Well, if you want better braking, upgrade your pad and/or tires.

 

i was planning on doing the rotors pads and claipers all at once. are the centric calipers any good? they are only like 35 bucks each or so.

http://www.theautopartsshop.com/disc...e14140049.html

 

I don't really know, never heard of them. Probably not the best quality for $35...I think you can find an OEM Honda rebuild kit for that price.

 

I run dba slotted rotors with hawk pads. I spent around 750 for the whole set up. I love them stock size rotor but better stopping power

 

yea thats whats up. i was actually guna get some slotted(not drilled) rotors as well. i was curious about the hawk pads. they worth the price?

 

EBC...

 

I personnally use Hawk since 7 years, they are easier to get than EBC and better.

You had a lots of compounds HPS, HP+, Blue 9012, DT-10, DTC60, DTC70....etc

You can follow this link to learn more http://www.hawkperformance.com/motorsports/compounds/

 

Hawk HPS I have had those for about 3 years now and I really couldn't ask for more

 

Wow first this was about calipers now its about pads. Lol. Continue on...

 

what model do you have? cause S, Si, and VTEC all have a little bit of different sizes you could always upgrade to the VTEC calipers and they'd be a bit bigger and better. And im sure you can find someone selling them for ceap.

 

im putting on slotted rotors, new pads and new rear calipers.

 

i actually have the vtec model 4th gen. prelude. i didnt know that each model of the rpeludes came with different brake calipers. ive kinda read up on it and it sounds like the si preludes rotors wont work on the vtec models. sounds lie they take different rotors.

 

Im actually doing the 96 VTEC rotor upgrade to my 92 S, seeing as how i do have an H22A in mine. I've ordered the rotors already and gonna use the 5g Calipers. As for the rear, i do need to replace too, so i might as well do the same upgrade on the rear as well using the 4g rotor and the 5g calipers.

 

This is only true for the front calipers. All the Preludes from 92-01 have the same rear calipers according to the part numbers:

4G S: 43018-SS0-000
4G VTEC: 43018-SS0-000
5G Base: 43018-SS0-000

 

I guess you guys are missing the point, that changing the calipers is pointless. Upgrade the pads and tires and if you want better stopping power.

If you suddenly make the rear calipers bigger, then you change the front/rear brake bias and the car will not stop any better than before, and may become more unstable under braking. You would have to carefully select master cylinder size and prop valve ratios to actually improve your braking (IF there was any options for different rear calipers, which I don't believe there is).

 

Yeah i guess i should read a little more, my baddd. But i agree with you, just upgrade the pads...as far as my knowledge goes the rear pads rarely do that much of the braking anyway i know the ratio is less than 50/50. So there's really no reason to upgrade the rear calipers. Just my 0.02

 

now that i have gone back and read lol, Centric is a really good company i've never used them personally but a bunch of drag racing folks have pointed me their direction. 35 bucks is pretty inexpensive so i reckon that's just the OEM replacements not slotted or drilled?

 

I actually daily drove my Si for about a year with no rear brakes even hooked up Never had a problem with it, haha

 

haha NICE!

 

yea i understand. but what im saying is i have to replace the left rear claiper either way because theres two threads that are stripped. but im going tobuy the slotted rotors and new pads as well while i have the car jacked up and am doing the work anyways.