obviously, you know that the LX has a rotor out front, but a drum in the back, i would love to lose the drum and replace it with a disk, but, how do i go about doing that? anyone? i guess i can get the rear brake assembly from the EX accord, that shouldnt be too hard to adapt to an LX with a drum, but once i do that can i just get a bigger rotor or whatever? someone give me an idea...

 

you can, but the issue would be offset of the rotor and having a proper bracket that spaces the caliper out enough.

most would probably tell you its a waste since rear braking does a fraction of the stopping compared to the front.

but if you really want to, you may try A) finding a set of brackets of a honda/acura that uses a larger rotor, such as the S2000 or NSX, and trying to use them on the stock caliper which would space it out farther, and use an 11" 4x114.3 rotor which has a workable offset/size... I have no clue if the just the bracket will work w/ the stock rear caliper, but its an idea.

B) pickup the entire rear caliper+bracket off a honda/acura and use that w/ a matching rotor size. Again I dont know if this would fit the rear knuckle, but worth a try.

 

I wouldnt waste my time with bigger rear brakes, especially if you are competing or have ABS.

 

its not really for competition or racing or anything, its just for the look of having four discs, i dont have ABS so i figured, if i had better stopping power it might help in a sever brake, instead of having the wheels lock up, the upgraded brakes might stop it without having it be 2 severe!

 

Braking power is determined by your tires, and not your brakes if your stock brakes are in proper working order.

 

Just use normal EX rear discs.

See here: http://www.accordinglydone.com...=2056

 

normal EX rear discs, what other parts do i need to transform my rear drum to an EX disc?

 

the link above tells you all you need to know homie. Read a little on it and I will answer any questions you may still have.

 

Damn, thats a good job, and good explanation, so lets see, the toughest thing must have been flaring that one part and maybe running the new parking brake cable, i think with my limited hands-on knowledge of the brake system i'd probably have to have someone perform that switch out for me, but then again, finding someone who can do that for me is another thing, but i can figure that out, so Mr., tell me, how is the difference in the feel of the pedal? it must be a dream compared to what you used to have right? ****, i can just imagine, see, i dont have problems with my brakes at the moment, but a disk would make it look ten times better instead of the generic painted drum, if i could get my drum anodized red it would look nice on my maroon car, but thats another option i have no clue how to get about, so im not even thinking about it, but yea, that looks 2 awesome, i know im doing the AEM big brake for the front, and then im gonna do the same setup as you've done in the back, can i use a slightly larger rotor perhaps, or maybe the AEM kit for the back? and then just get the other parts necessary? thanks for taking the time!

 

for the money the aem isn't worth it. Go the route i did in the front, or even use the AV6 rotors with prelude VTEC or AV6 calipers.
This rear disc conversion was very easy, you just take the old parts out and install new, bleed, and your done.

Pedal feel is about the same, maybe a bit more stiff. I plan to go with some SS lines when i can afford it, I was going to wait and do that whole brake thing when i got some SS lines, but my old brakes were so worn they had to be replaced ASAP.

However, now that the pads are broken in, the new stopping power is extremely noticable. It takes about half of the effort to slow the car. It was well worth it!

 

AEM big brake kit is way too much money, and you don't need anywhere near that much stopping power. You'd be better off with an OEM front caliper and rotor upgrade, such as from the Accord Wagon/V6.

 

Damn Ben, ya beat me to it.

 

man, a lot of the things we do to our cars we dont really need, but man, those AEM rotors and cool anodized red caliper with the big AEM written on it, man, thats cool, dont get me wrong, i would be happy with the rear being an upgraded rotor from a drum, something larger in diameter, so its noticeable, then get some EBC pads or something, so it looks and performs somewhat normal or better, but the front, ive been eyeing those AEM joints for a while, sorry man, i cant be pursuaded, i gotta have em, alright, im starting to sound like a crack fiend...but yea, you dont think they look nice? I wonder, if i get the front big brake upgrade kit, what size wheel i'll have to maintain...uhm, well yea, ****, in all reality it always comes down to affordability, now if i cant get the AEM stuff, then i will definetly go with the way mr ben did! thanks a lot guys, preciate it!

oh, mr Martaigne, i know what you mean when you say i dont need that much stopping power, but let me tell you, the parkway and turnpike up here in NJ are crazy, when it comes to going 70 one second and slamming your brakes the next, its not like down there, where you get on 78, 75, 85, or 285 or something like that and there is a fluid motion of traffic, serious, i used to live in Snellville Ga, and man, let me tell you, i wish i still lived there, the traffic up here in Jersey, i didnt miss it at all for my 2 years in Georgia! i cant count the amount of times some bad driver or some ******* will just cut you off or slam their brakes because they see a cop on the other side of the highway or something, serious!

 

I do nothing to my car that I dont really need.

You will ned 17" rims.

AEM bbk is crap.

EBC is crap.

Time to learn something before listening to hearsay buddy.

 

you can find junk yards that will sell you the whole rear assembly for around 200 bucks i found some for 180 for the rear disc brakes to the control arms and rear suspension theres two junk yards i get it from but its quite a drive try looking around junk yards im sure there are some

 

but the way its transferable the only thing youll need to do is the hose might need to be refitted so youll need to do something about that like go to a pepboys and buy the proper parts i forgot what they are called but they are also seen on vacuum hoses cost like 3 bucks

 

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You will ned 17" rims. &lt;---thanks!

AEM bbk is crap. &lt;---Mere Opinion!

EBC is crap. &lt;---I have Issues?

Time to learn something before listening to hearsay buddy (its ok Confuc1ous, given time i can be a bigger dick, trust me!).</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks a lot man, you seem like you have a lot of friends, well, thanks for the advice either way, i'll take it into consideration, and as far as affordable brakes, ive been told that AEM are some of the better ones, especially if your thinking upwards in price for other sets (and name a few of the ones you think are good, so i can check those out 2), and its meant to be a mean kit as far as braking force goes (and i know tires matter), and it isnt such a bad thing that they look good, but i know what you mean, i just want my **** to be quick, AND look good, kinda pointless having a fast shitbox...know what i mean? im gonna check out other avenues to getting some upgraded brakes, i plan on having a lot of power when all is said and done, so i want good brakes, along the way i'll consult my Honda guru's (Martaigne/Kteller8/JungleRunna), and i'll let you know what i do so you can be mean to me again...

 

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thanks a lot man, you seem like you have a lot of friends, well, thanks for the advice either way, i'll take it into consideration, and as far as affordable brakes, ive been told that AEM are some of the better ones, especially if your thinking upwards in price for other sets (and name a few of the ones you think are good, so i can check those out 2), and its meant to be a mean kit as far as braking force goes (and i know tires matter), and it isnt such a bad thing that they look good, but i know what you mean, i just want my **** to be quick, AND look good, kinda pointless having a fast shitbox...know what i mean? im gonna check out other avenues to getting some upgraded brakes, i plan on having a lot of power when all is said and done, so i want good brakes, along the way i'll consult my Honda guru's (Martaigne/Kteller8/JungleRunna), and i'll let you know what i do so you can be mean to me again... </TD></TR></TABLE>

often times you have to give up "quick" to get some looks... or vice versa. Really, the AEM big brake kit is excessive and not worth the $$$ (to a lot of people). the money could easily be spent to convert your brakes to a convient rotor over hub, w/ a larger rotor, and larger OEM calipers... and maybe cover new wheel bearings as well. For pads, a lot of people are liking axxis ultimates, they are marginally more than AEM brake pads.

I'm using the ones that came w/ my loaded calipers, they work fine for daily use... and were cheap ($110 for rebuilt 2 calipers w/ brackets and brake pads).

 

cool, axxis, i'll check those out...and the idea of getting the stock EX rotors for the back is probably the deal, i think i might change only the rotor for one thats a little larger, and keep everything else, then the front, if someone can name another big brake kit that beats out the AEM then i'll go there and check it out for sure, i just want some options basically...but im gonna check out those axxis brake pads for sure, for all four corners, well, thanks!

 

Click me.

I upgraded to 11.2" rotors, Legend dual piston calipers, and Hawk HP+ pads. The perform excellently and look damn good too. Just something to consider.

 

ive decided im doing the front AEM big brake conversion, it'll fit perfectly inside of my 18's, then in the rear im gonna get the whole setup from the EX accord, then i'll change out the rotors, get some big oversize joints that look good and serve as function also, thanks for your help guys, well, some of you helped, others just...Peace.

 

just swap the rear spindle with the calipers and disc on them alreadty. 90% of the car's breaking power comes from the front anyways so I would upgrade to V6 brakes before I messed with the back brakes

 

while that is true to some extent how much heat your brakes will dissapate determines how well your tires will be able to stop the car. Upgrading to the AV6 front hardware will take 20 feet off of your stopping distance simply becuase the car can turn more forward motion into heat

 

everyone says that about the LX has drums,
am i the only LX that came with disc rears??
ive had this car for many years and i was 2nd owner
and he never did any mods to it, it came with disc's :\
weird...

 

do you have anti lock brakes? the car in questions has drums, but i think with anti-lock brakes it comes with discs, but im sure its possible, ****, for my brothers audi s4 they make 3 or 4 different ECU's and when he ordered his they had to make sure it was manual or auto tranny, either 99, 00, or 01, which from the eye all seem the same, so you never know, brakes are simpler parts...so it might be possible...