upgrading breaks for... $200..suggestions?

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Feb 29, 2004 | 10:09 PM

azian21485

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upgrading breaks for... $200..suggestions?

i'm thinking about upgrading my breaks right now..i have a 97 ex but my rotors are all rusted and one is warped..is it possible to find good blanks anywear for around $200? I'm going to run hawk pads in the future but for now i'm just thinking about upgrading my rotors..suggestions?

Feb 29, 2004 | 10:22 PM

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Re: upgrading breaks for... $200..suggestions? (azian21485)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by azian21485 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm thinking about upgrading my breaks right now..i have a 97 ex but my rotors are all rusted and one is warped..is it possible to find good blanks anywear for around $200? I'm going to run hawk pads in the future but for now i'm just thinking about upgrading my rotors..suggestions?</TD></TR></TABLE>

First its brakes

second there are plenty of websites such as coximport.com that have brembo blanks for cheap.

Feb 29, 2004 | 11:40 PM

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find ya some powerslots for like $60 a piece if you look in the right spot.

Mar 1, 2004 | 11:11 AM

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http://groupbuycenter.com/

Mar 1, 2004 | 11:28 AM

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Re: (badazzaccrd)

upgrade your callipers and rotors for slightly more than that...

http://www.accordinglydone.com/tech.php?ID=32

Mar 1, 2004 | 08:55 PM

azian21485

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yea i was looking into that upgrade but i sorta wanna keep the 4 lug instead of switching to 5 lug (i think i'm the only one lol) cus my rims are 4 lug..and i don't have the time to do all that custom work because of skool

Mar 3, 2004 | 10:38 AM

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you can keep your 4 lug and still do the conversion...i did...you will be using the rotors from a 95-97 accord v6 which is also 4 lug...

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Mar 3, 2004 | 11:28 AM

azian21485

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Re: (Nick H)

oh i thought 5th gen v6 were 5 lug..sorry

Mar 3, 2004 | 12:48 PM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by azian21485 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh i thought 5th gen v6 were 5 lug..sorry</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think the 5 lugs are the 6th gens

Mar 13, 2004 | 01:56 AM

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i think the 5 lugs are the 6th gens</TD></TR></TABLE>
Nope, Accords went 4 lug up until the 7G I do believe. They may have went 5 lug in the last couple of years ( 01+ ) of the 6G though. I'll double check tomorrow.