I'm looking into doing a brake upgrade using Wilwood calipers and custom brackets. Does anyone have any suggestions for rotors I should use? Basically, which cars have the same lug pattern as a crx, but with much larger rotors?

I do have a '90 ex that I could take brakes off of, but I'm looking for multiple pistons.

 

http://www.fastbrakes.com

talk to them, they should be able to help you on this one.

 

Brembo makes good rotors.

 

97 Vtec Prelude rotors work well, but they will need to be redrilled to 4x100.

 

Are you going for looks or performance with the brake swap?? If performance, try some good pads on your stock rotors. I put some Hawk HP pads on the front of my G2 Integra and these stop excellent for streetable pads. Plus you do not need different wheels.

 

This is one of the few things that looks plays a part in for me. Of course, I wouldn't be interested if there were no performance gains.

The way my car is now, I can't even lock up my tires! Plus some spirited driving makes my brakes useless. About 3 stops and the brakes are completely gone.

I know pads would let me get slightly better braking distances, and less fade. But I think the rotors are simply too small to take the heat. I want to be able to brake and go and brake and go with no concern about fade and/or warping rotors.

Plus there's something to be said about four piston calipers.....

 

Sorry but I have to disagree, I have used stock 89 civic size rotors(UAP) with Hawk blues on the track and have had no problems. My little brakes take a pounding over and over and never fade. During evening lapping events sometimes you can see my rotors glow. I think you just need a really good pad maybe a HAWK HP+, some good brake fluid, steelbraided lines and a good bleeding.

By the way the only rotor I have ever warped were Brembos and the only rotor I ever cracked was crossdrilled.

I know you are looking for the big brake look but I think its totally overkill but I guess if you got the cash it can't hurt.

 

Do the 90 EX swap- I did with Brembo slotted/drilled rotors and Honda pads- I've got plenty of brake power. I actually enjoy slowing down as much as accelerating- well, almost as much.

 

89civicdx, is your car lightened at all? Also, what kind of power are you running?

I'm planning on turbocharging my b16 and keeping the weight around 2000-2100.

Do you think, based on your car, that your brake setup would hold up to this? On a track?
If it would, hell, the big brake look isn't worth the extra pounds if it won't do anything else for me.

Maybe I'll just keep the stock rotors and slap on the Wilwoods. Those things weigh less than 3lbs apiece.

 

Use GSR calipers with Brembo rotors made for a VW Corrado.

 

I have tried my car on the track when it weighed 21xxlbs with repeated braking from heigh speeds. I also use stock drums in the back. I could lock up my sticky A032'r tires from about any speed.

I think since you said you have access to the EX brakes I would slap those on(are they free? free stuff is always good .

Then go for an agressive brake pad, pople are always pleasantly surprised when they feel a good agressive pad. I can't see you having any fade probs if you are just driving on the street. Also most 88-91 civ/rex's have bad master cylinders replace yours if it is not giving you a confident feel in your pedal. Sometimes bad masters are mistaken for bad pads etc.




[Modified by 89civicdx, 6:47 AM 12/10/2001]

 

do they have a site??? quess I could look my own lazy self!!

 

http://www.brembo.com

 

You can buy Brembo from colletti motorsports.