I am planning on doing a rear disc conversion on my 89 base CRX using the scarebird bracket and 91 CRX si calipers in conjunction with a 2040 prop valve and a 7/8" MC. Only part I am missing are both parking brake cables for the 91 CRX si and they seem to be unavailable everywhere. Is there another parking brake cable similar in length that would be applicable to what I am trying to accomplish? Thanks in advance

Edit: For reference, the original overall cable length was 57" with hammer and clevis style ends.

 

Hi there, I recently put a scarebird bracket setup on my 89 Civic, I went with Dorman parking brake cables. Not the best quality but they seem to be working well. I followed the parts list where applicable and tips on this post here:

https://honda-tech.com/forums/suspen...%20aesthetics.

The parts list on that post that should work well for you.

Also: I don't know if the scarebird bracket will work w/ CRX calipers as they call for DC2 integra parts.

 

Yea I have that thread bookmarked
I saw the dorman parking cable for the 1997 integra on rockauto and was mildly concerned becuase the cable length is almost 7" longer than the stock CRX si parking cable. Wondering if there will be a lot of slack in the line and how to deal with it properly if there is

 

Young Static recently used a DA cable in his Budget KRX series. 90-93 is also gonna be long on our cars, but I think shorter than that '97 your looking at. He threw in a loop and routed the cable slightly different. He doesn't talk very long about it, maybe 1 minute in this 23minute vid, but maybe this will help:


E-brake cable part is at 17:45

 

I've seen a couple of his vids but never came across this particular one. Interesting idea of looping about the rear toe arm(and potentially another loop around the trailing arm?). Think my best bet is to give the 1997 Integra parking cable a shot and try this method. I'll update thread in about a week with the amount of success i"ll have with it. Scarebird bracket having delays with orders cuz 2020

 

You'll want the parking brake cables from a CRX Si, since they came with disc brakes. For the hatch the 97 integra cables are OK, for the CRX they will be too long.

From Rockauto:

RAYBESTOS BC94623
RAYBESTOS BC94624

Oh also, the calipers nor the cable came with the pins needed to secure the cable, you can get those from honda: 43471-SD2-930 and 90705-SD2-931

 

My hope is to find a source that has those parts in stock, but haven't had any luck. Rockauto seems to be out of stock. Was able to pick up the clevis pins from my local Honda parts dealer.

 

Update:
My parking brake cables came in today and now have all the parts to attempt the rear disc job. I ended up using the 97 Integra cable as I wanted to put something in and not have to wait until the 91 crx si cables are back in stock(if they ever will be). I ended up trying to replicate what Young Static was saying he did in his crx, with some sort of loop around the rear toe arm. I ended up making a bend that curve the length of the toe arm. Right now, I am using zip ties to accommodate the bend and other areas of slack. The following are pictures I just took to illustrate what I was going for. Zip ties do not feel like a great long term solution, or if they'll snap during the first test runs(test stops?) but I am very open to criticism and suggestions as to how to make this disc conversion feel more secure/legit of a job and not just held together with some zips

Also please ignore the completely nonexistent trailing arm bushing


Had to attach cable at an additional spot besides the hole that it passes through on the trailing arm as the slack would stick out and rub against my tires


Had to attach to toe arm or else the cable would be sloping downward

 

I'd say leave it as is if it works out and replace them w/ the better fitting cables when you can get them. Or fab up a bracket to route them the way you want and avoid the zipties.

 

Im sure you've got this sorted since its been a month, but my rear swap was from a 94 EG. worked great, but the cable was just a tad long.those might be a bit easier to find.

 

Been a month but still in the same spot as I was. I took a look at the length of the parking cable for the 94 EG and they're only 3" longer compared to the 7" in additional length I have been having to deal with. Might be worth a purchase and try them out