Hi all, recently purchased an EG. The rear left calipers sprung a leak however the caliper setup all round has been modified to a big brake setup. Ive tried a 1996 Integra type r caliper and an MG zs180 caliper. Neither calipers bridge is wide enough. With a verniers the caliper currently on the car bridge measures to be 45mm. It's also a Lucas caliper. Any ideas ?

 

Which part is not wide enough? The space that sandwiches the pads and disc?

If you've tried Type R and MG, the only other one I can think of is EP3. Most lads will use them. Can you not identify the part number?

 

Not an EP3 caliper for sure. Bleeder is on the wrong side, if it was for EP3/DC5 the bleeder and line bosses would be swapped. See second photo below.

What is the piston diameter? Based on the way the "ears" are straight, It sure looks like a DC2R 9CLP14S where the common 7CLP13S caliper's ears were kind of a "W".

Edit: Found some more representative pictures:



Did you guys get aftermarket calipers for DC2R/EK9 over there? I've only ever seen new and reman Nissins over here. Also, as far as I know 96 spec R still used the 7CLP13S. Again we didn't get those here and I've messed with the 96 setup like 3 times in my whole life.

 

Lucas is another brand. So is Pagid. You'll either find non original calipers or refurbished calipers with Nissin grinded off. 96 spec DC2 uses 240mm rears, which is same as all the B series EKs.

@EGK20APOWER if you tried MG calipers, I'm assuming you're running the 260mm discs on the back. 1996 Type R won't fit for a start.

 

The caliper bridge, the part that the pads and disk fit inside of. I find it unusual that even the zs180 caliper was too narrow, it's not an ep3 as the handbrake mechanism would be upside down. Thank you for the reply though!

 

I'll get some rotor measurements today, I only tried the 7CLP13S caliper as I'm using a 4 stud setup, is it possible to fit the 9CLP14S on a 4 stud with some kind of modifications? Thanks for the reply !

 

Yes, 4x100 EP3 rotors make it a bolt-on affair.

 

It should bolt on. You run the MG discs to stay 4x100.

I should mention I've got full Type R brake setup for my EM1.

 

EP3s are 5 stud dude. In Europe anyway.

 

That's why I specified 4x100 EP3. Early ones here were 4x100, later ones were 5x114.3. We only got an Si where you got a Type R. I think you also had an EP2 with a d series and4x100? Was that a rear disc car? We also had a base DC5 that was mechanically the same as the EP3 Si. Dunno if you guys had that or not.

 

Hi there just measured, they're 260mm rotors, does this rule out all Integra calipers? Here's a photo of the whole setup too, thanks.

 

I just measured and they're 260mm discs, does this rule out all type r calipers ?

 

Is that a 4x114 hub? The 260mm rotor would mean it would need the matching larger type r caliper. Its possible the rear brakes were upgraded to the larger rotor and caliper.

 

You need EK9 or 98 spec DC2, which is the 9CLP14S caliper. Its safe to say, the previous owner used the MG ZR 160/ZS 180 discs. This upgrade is common enough in the UK. There's plenty of people who've done it, on a particular EK9 specific forum... The 1996 calipers you tried are for the 4x114 240mm discs. They stepped up the size for the 1998 cars.

For my own EM1, I bought full set of Type R brakes, front and rear. Buying the MG discs, but I heard the front gives clearance issues, since the MG is 2mm thicker than the Hondas. Rear is a bolt-on ordeal or so I'm told. They're not thicker than the Honda discs. I've checked. You said you tried an MG caliper. It should bolt on. You're using an MG disc too, so maybe its the pads. I've never checked to see if theres a thickness difference between Honda and MG.

The MG uses basically Honda setup. Only difference I found is the piston size is smaller on the MG.

The Americans use Mini Cooper discs for the front. I'm not sure what they do for the rear. Having the MG definitely makes it easier for us.

 

Okay I'll try the 9CLP14S and see how I get on thanks for all the replies really appreciate it

 

02-03 ep3 civic si 4x100
04-05 ep3 civic si 5x114
02-06 dc5 integra(rsx) 5x114
Possibly 99-02 acura cl 4x114

 

I just picked up the caliper stamped 9CLP14S however the handbrake mechanism is on the top as opposed to the bottom, there must be two variants of these :/

 

Yes, there are different variations. Honda used the same caliper body for multiple cars. I noticed Honda Fits and Integras use the same caliper, but the handbrake is mounted differently.

Does it at least slot over your disc and pads?

 

Yea ! Its the first caliper that's the right width so now I just need to get the one with the handbrake on top thanks for the help really appreciate it

 

Ones with bleeder and handbrake on top are ITR/CTR unique and might be tough to find. You can always flip them left to right but you'll have to bleed them off of the spindle... I don't recommend this unless it's a last resort.