28 replies to this topic

[84-1300]

Well I finished up the ’93 civic DX brake swap and all I can Say is……WOW!! These brakes are awesome; I’m able to lock up all four tires w/ ease (good excuse to get bigger wheels and tires!!) I also installed an exedy clutch and shaved a ½ mm off my flywheel for more gripping force.

This past Saturday was our first AutoX of the season, and the CRX preformed beautifully.

Below are some before and after pics of the swap, and then a couple of nivek2002 and myself at lunch break. Enjoy.

Before:

After:

Old vs New



----->More Here<----

[savestheday]

looks good! What region do you auto-x in? And are you in street mod with those brakes?

[cbstdscott]

Those brakes put you in SM2.

You kept the rear aluminum drums, right?

Scott

[cbstdscott]

For autoX, stick to 13x6 wheels or wider.

[84-1300]

Well I have yet to run in a SCCA event. A local S2000 club hosts several AutoX events during the year (7 this year). They limit the field to 50 cars and everyone gets 8 runs. Really the best event that I know of. So, as far as class I'll have to trust cbstdscott.

Scott, could I swap in the D16a1 and remain in SM2?


As far as rear drums, mine are not aluminum, even though it is a '84 "DX". Because as far as I know the HF did not start until '85. Aluminum drums are on my list of upgrades, but I think new rims and wheels come first.

I am having troubles deciding on a wheel tire combo. 13" rims are great for the track, but I'm not sure that there is a good street tire for a 13x6 - 13x8 rim. Stepping up to a 14" rim hurts a little on the track, but opens up more tire choices. Anyone got an opinion?

-Matt

[CSPCRX]

I run 15x7 kosie K1s with Nitto 555Rs on the street. on the track I run 13x9 kizers with 225x45x13 Hoosiers. You need a second set of wheels with race tires to do it right. Race tires make an unbelievable difference.

[cbstdscott]

You should get a copy of the rules book to find out EXACTLY what is allowed for each class.

I was assuming you were abiding by SCCA rules, the bigger brakes bump you into SM2 which is a pretty wide open class. Yes, you can use a D16A1 in SM2.... or just about anything else you want. Say hello to the 'vettes and Vipers in that class.

Racing rubber is the ONLY cure for the racing disease. Once you have used real racing rubber, you will never try to race on street rubber ever again. Long story short, the BEST street rubber is completely inadequate for ANY kind of racing (unless you are in a stock tire class).

If you are poor or cheap (like me) you can source used racing tires for next to nothing from rich racers. They are still better than street tires.

Scott

[nivek2002]

Great pictures! What is it about the passenger side piece of those 3-piece lips? They are always falling off LOL.

Your brakes did feel awesome! This is the most dramatic picture to me...



Kevin

[nivek2002]

Who else noticed ME in the car?



Kevin

[jjamiemmark]

did those brakes just bolt on or is custome work there.

[zeroclearance]

yeah, im wondering the same thing. How long did it take you to do it? i have an HF so i would like to upgrade the rotors and calipers. Also if you wouldnt mind giveing me some advice... what do you think would be better, swapping out for an Si brake set, integra brakes, or 2nd gen brakes? i was reading up on it in the faq but im still not sure what the best choice would be.

[rpr]

did those brakes just bolt on or is custome work there.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's all just bolt on stuff. You need the caliper, caliper bracket, rotors and pads. You can do this with the following:

86-89 Integra (all)
89-91 Civic/CRX (all)
92-95 Civic (all base models/models with 9.3" rotors)

Tom

[zeroclearance]

in your opinion what would be the best? or are all of them pretty much the same? i was going to do the rear swap but then i read that the aluminum drums are just as good as rotors so i changed my mind about that.

Edited by zeroclearance, 22 February 2005 - 10:26 AM.

[rpr]

They are all about the same size. The only advantage to the 91 CRX SI brakes is the amount of aftermarket pad support, if that's important to you.

Oh, the 00+ Insight front brakes should work as well...

[Vandemar]

The only advantage to the 91 CRX SI brakes is the amount of aftermarket pad support, if that's important to you.

The 92-5 (and probably 96-00, but I haven't tried it) stuff uses the same pads as 90-91's. I confirmed this by moving the pads from my '93 VX calipers onto my '91 Si hatch .