Rear Disc Conversion
mrwagovan
familEE
what's up homies? i haven't been posting here b/c i've been busy with my other stuff lately. this is also going to be my last year doing any work on my wagon..i'll only do work that is necessary to it..it will likely be up for sale cuz i'll be graduating.
so anyhow, you want to do a rear disc conversion? take a deep breath and think good thoughts for a minute..if you still want to do it after that i can't stop you.
it's a big undertaking, and it's time consuming.. especially if you don't have your own shop with access to a bunch of different tools that will come in handy. and even if you had your own shop it's still a pain in the ass to do. i know two other people that have done this before me and nobody else after me. it looks simple enough on paper but when you start doing it you realize how much
work is involved not to mention cost..especially when you have to start
buying new parts for your swap.
anyhow, i got the 95' integra LS rear trailing arms, everything on it..but had to replace one of the calipers cuz it was sticking..and replaced both discs, pads.
you'll also need a blow torch, hammer, electric saw, welder, and a whole lot of patience. it took me about 5 days to do it. it was not fun.
the main problem is that the trailing arms are different on the wagon than on the other civics. the wagon is bigger, wider and slightly longer.
(i have a photo of both of them side by side that i sent a few people on this board before.)
Below:Front Disc
Below:Teg Rear Disc
peace out homies
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http://www.angelfire.com/az3/hondawagon/brakes.html
Pics of NJCIVICWAGON1 Rear Disc 5 lug(2WD):
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=165&start=150
4WD 5 lug.No splash shield.
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3510&p=33081#p33081
I've had discs and drums on a CRX and prefer drums. Out of the UK guys I'm not alone in that thinking.
Mine's staying drums and just hooking up bigger front discs and calipers.
With a 11'' disc it's & the right adapter it's PNP.The BAD is the added cost of the 11's & caliper adapter. .thatdoodle's used a 10.2''(or10.3'' ITR) disc so it minimizes the arm flange bending.With the right 2/4WD conversion adapter it's not that much work.The 2WD conversion is the simplier design,but require mo parts.
Those adapters are hard to come by. Well at least the ITR spec ones I have; 10.2". Another thing is that the adapters dont just plug and play. They wont line up to the drum holes. By the way ek drums have a different pattern. And that pattern doesnt line up either. Reason being the size of the 4wd spindle its larger than any other civic/teg's.
My 4wd 5 lug disk is almost done and damn was it tricky. I just need to do the fronts. The holidays have left me with no play money.lol
Are you saying your not happy with my rear disk conversion?
Where did you see 4wd rear disk?
It is PNP 'cuz the caliper is moved far enough out that there's NO arm flange bending.
It wont work. Wagon trailing arms are longer than any integra or civic. You have to modify the wagon trailing arms and swap the parts over from the integra trailing arm.
That wont work either. The RT4wd trailing arms are different.
Oh wow. It's weird to see this again. I made that page for Scottie probably around 2000 or 2001. I thought it was a joke and that no one would ever be interested in doing anything to this car. That was long before I ever owned my first Honda.
Funny how things come around full circle. I'm looking for info before I buy an AWD wagon. I didn't think that page existed anymore. And I forgot the web address years ago. I forgot he ever did a disc brake swap even though I played a big part in it.
Now that I see how much trouble it is I think I'll just stick with the drums.
Correct?