BlueEM2

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^ I know from personal experience. Completed the swap recently and I will tell you that there is a massive improvement in braking. Even without swapping out the master cylinder, brake booster and prop valve. The brakes are much more responsive and require less distance to stop. This is with the same tires for both setups.

Portland_civic

this is the type of answer i was looking for its helpful, thank you.

Portland_civic

hey pro driver, dont be so sure of yourself about my driving ability, dont just to conclusions. by the way the breaking insident happened a little over 6 years ago, and maybe it was the wrong way to do it, but it was a steep slope down, with twist and turns, and it was a full car of people too, but i doesnt matter if it was manual or automatic the way they faded sucked and i was just trying to get some infomation on how to improve brakes, not sign up for a driving lesson

BlueEM2

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The pictures you see I posted here are actually my 05 civic. I recommend doing the upgrade but you will need a lot of parts, and it's not cheap.

Like I said you can find a 5 lug conversion for 300 dollars but then you need rims + tires. This is a GREAT thing to do if your coming due for tires. It's also a lot of work but a fun project too.

Portland_civic

That's a good point? What makes the rsx 5 lug conversion so great? Is it bigger brake disc or the fact that its a 5 lug?

BlueEM2

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The disc and calipers are bigger. Our civics have a 10" rotor whereas the RSX Type "S" has an 11.8" rotor. Also, with the 5 lug you convert the rears from drums to discs. All of which makes for huge braking improvement.

Portland_civic

ok that explains alot thank you!

sdaidoji

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all i have to evaluate how you drive is what you say - and all i can see about you is what you write, username and car pics
so, that's all i have to estimate what type of car guy and driving/maintenance skills you do have. it's internet, don't take it personally
you have no idea of my skills either :P

Portland_civic

i guess i shouldnt let small crap like that get to me, its just i have been in other forums before and you know there is always a wiseass and just thinks he better then everyone else. i guess in this forum its not you, not yet at least

Matt300

Replaced my rotors/brakes a few weeks ago. Decided to get slotted and bump up to EBC pads. The shop ended up ordering the slotted/drilled rotors, so I decided to give them a shot anyways. I also went with SS lines.

Gotta say, I love the way it stops now. I had Hawk HPs on stock rotors before, and that was a noticeable difference over OEM. This last job was a bit pricier and it wasn't as big of a change. The compound used in EBCs has a tougher break-in period though, so it left me wishing for my Hawk pads. I use it for Auto-x once in awhile, so that's why I was considering the new rotors/pads as long as it was already time to replace them.

Portland_civic

hawk hps ill keep that in mind. do you know if there is a bigger break disc that is a direct swap, and does bigger mean you have to modify the way the caliper mounts?

BlueEM2

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Here is my braking setup. RSX type "R" rear brakes with RSX Type "S" front brakes:



Massive improvement in braking. I don't run Hawk pads but if I did I'd probably get even better performance.

There is no cheap big brake kit for EM2s except the RSX type "S" swap. All the aftermarket Willwood and Brembo kits are 1-2000 dollars or more.

Portland_civic

what i meant was if you go bigger break disc, wouldnt that cause the break caliper to movie back a bit, and then it wont bolt back on. did you have to put different calipers on as well?

BlueEM2

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Every time you increase the size of the rotors you need to replace the calipers...