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i know that the honda crv has always been made on the same chasis as the regular civic...so i was wondering

i was lookin at the new crv, and i noticed that it has the same suspension as the 7th gen civic, which would lead me to belive that it is still made on the same chasis, i then noticed that it has rear disc brakes

i wonder if they could be implemented on a 7th gen coupe!? im going to look into this a lil more, cause it might be a cheap solution to the 1100 dollar aem rear disc conversion....(or the acura el conversion)

peace, and let me know what you guys think..

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I'm not too knowledgable(sp?) on this topic.... What's the deal with a rear disc brake conversion?

 
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diy rear disc conversion

check out my old tread on the topic

 
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I hope you're right about the CRV using the Civic chassis, because that sounds a bit surprising to me. But as far as the rear disc's go, I've got a European Coupe LX and I comes with rear disc's straight from the factory. So unless the suspension/wheel-mounts is very different to make it suitable for these discs, it shouldn't be too hard to fit aftermarker discs.

 
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Oh yeah, I forgot about the CRV. Yeah, they do have the same chassis as we do. Honda developed this chassis to be used on many of their cars. That way they save on production costs because many of the parts are interchangeable. This is a good thing for us and Honda. Our chassis is a lot more solid that previous generations of civics. That's 'cause Honda made it to be a good chassis for off road action as well. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

As for the rear disc brake swap from the CRV... I'm not sure if it has exactly the same suspension? If it does, then it'de be 100% go time on that swap. Me likes... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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the deal with rear disk breaks is the fact that our cars dont stop verry easily with just front disks. well mine doesnt sometimes it takes me slamming on the brakes from 60 mph to stop without hitting another car that is like a mile away( a little exaderated) the thing is our brakes dont work verry well or at least mine dont. also it would take off some of the stress of the front disks cause its not using just those to stop its using all for therefor you would save money on buying brake pads

 
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Remember that when you apply the brake the decceleration throws the weight of the car foreward. That's why brakes tend to be bigger in front that in back. By bigger I mean have more stopping power. Especially with our cars since the weight distribution is 60%/40% front/rear.

Anyway, upgrading the rear brakes to disc brakes will definately improve stopping power. Just remember that you need extra friction to use all of that extra stopping power. That's why upgrading to wider tires with a thicker contact patch is sometimes more effective at improving stopping power than upgrading your brakes is.

 
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hey grey...... do you use aol instant messanger? i wana chat sometime...

im me....MWWHONDA

peace

 
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<< Anyway, upgrading the rear brakes to disc brakes will definately improve stopping power. >>


Wait a sec. I thought the rear brakes were only used when putting on the hand brake. You're saying that braking while in motion both set of brakes are being used. Is the amount of braking evenly distributed, or is more transfered to the front ?

 
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i am definitely interested in this conversion. i have been wondering about it for sometime. if there is any progress, IM me yall. Bpfire007.

 
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<< That's 'cause Honda made it to be a good chassis for off road action as well. >>


Hmm..Rally civic?

 
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Braking is set up on most vehicles to be 70% stopping power in the front and 30% stopping in the rear. If it was 100% front, your car would spin out of control when you mash the brakes hard..