right noe i have an 88 w/drums in the rear...but i can get a set of 2g integra rear discs for free....but my questionn is how much heavier are the disc brakes compared to the drums....i know that performance is about the same but i'm just curious about the weight diff...before i decide if i install it or sell it

 

First of all...no one bothered to weigh em, at least I didnt...because reason why people switch to disc brake is for performance and not weight. Who ever told you that performance on discs and drums are the same, needs a pretty good

 

i love my rear disc !
they wieght about hte same

 

Ya damn straight! Drums offer WAAAAYYY more braking force than discs, but who gives a crap... they're on the back of the car and do only 20% of the work under threshold braking. If you have drums, keep 'em and learn how to work on drum brakes (it's not that hard...), and if you have discs, keep 'em for the same reasons you'd keep drums- it's not worth swapping.

 

that's just what i've read......but i have access to a whole rear disc set-up from an integra....so i should go ahead and swap them?

 

I thought that disc brakes worked much better then drum brakes.

 

They don't fade as quickly, but again... when the rears are only doing 20% of your braking... That, coupled with the front brake bias of our cars, do rear discs REALLY help you stop quicker?

 

Also they swap them cuz the pain of installing new shoes is 10x harder than installing pads!!

 

man..yall are sick..disc is better braking..and offers much better braking with a big noticeable difference


[Modified by FastFoot, 6:29 AM 8/11/2002]

 

If you want lighter drums, you can swap your 88s with a 1st gen one. Weighs less.

 

Pfff... Learn how to work on drums then. I can do brake shoes almost as quickly as pads.

 

Prove it. Don't give me some riceboy **** about "my boyeez gotz da ill phlavor wif da mad AEM rotorz, y0!" Post links, diagrams, and statements from credible sources backing your statement that discs "offer much better braking with a big noticeable difference."

Better in what way? That's like saying Ford is better than Honda. It's true. They make a turbodiesel that Honda won't ever be able to touch, but it's not an accurate statement.

 

Or '88- '89 HF drums- they're finned too!

 

this can't be a serious post

 

do it for the cool look if anything. discs look much nicer than drums!

 

that is by far the B-E-S-T reason i've heard for switching to discs!

 

Right But I believe the first gen's are aluminum, can anyone verifiy this?

 

One thing I noticed is the OEM location of the rear stabilizer bar for the CRX Si. On the DX model(civic), the lower control arms are not threaded for a "sway". By upgrading using the rear trailing arm, LCA, and disc brakes, you also gain the use of the OEM bar if it gets included. works for me.

 

A drum brake set-up weighs 32.5 pounds.

A disk brake set-up weighs 39.5 pounds.

That was measured using a cheap bathroom scale, so the numbers may not be accurate, but the 7 pound difference should be fairly "real". It was done on the same day, using the same scale.

This was for the trailing arm, all brake hardware with hubs, spindles and all. No "link" arms attached.

Wes

 

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Pfff... Learn how to work on drums then. I can do brake shoes almost as quickly as pads.</TD></TR></TABLE>

whatever you only have to undo ONE bolt to change pads do that and slide the old ones out and the new ones in....you cant honestly tell me drums are that easy, thats just being ignorant. besides disk get rid of heat alot quicker and also get rid of brake dust and gas isnstead of being trapped in a drum.

 

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whatever you only have to undo ONE bolt to change pads do that and slide the old ones out and the new ones in....you cant honestly tell me drums are that easy, thats just being ignorant. besides disk get rid of heat alot quicker and also get rid of brake dust and gas isnstead of being trapped in a drum.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This thread is just silly. My rear drums with OEM shoes don't fade in 40 minute road races. I have to change the shoes no more than twice a year. If I went to enduro racing, I might be able to justify the added weight of the discs in exhange for the reduced heat soak and the ease of changing pads mid race, but otherwise I see no reason to add the extra weight other than looks.

By the way, thanks for the numbers Wes V