carayan
13-03-2013, 04:30 PM
As some may know, i have an ek1 99 GLi sedan, and i also have a dc2 (94) vti-r integra wreck. I wanted to change the brakes over from the integra onto my civic, but after some reading, some sources are saying that my civic has 262mm fronts, same as the integra, and the rears are much the same, and that it's not worth the upgrade, even with the MC and booster, that its also probably not a 1" MC.
I was also reading through this thread;
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?138187-EK1-Brake-Upgrade-Questions
Namely;
I was looking at a brake upgrade a little while ago, but has been put on hold as want to get suspension upgrade first... BUT IMO probably best bang for your buck brake upgrade (without larger rotors etc could be overkill) is:
1. A good set of decent grippy tyres (I've personally found Michelin Pilot Proceda are very good in dry/wet - best if you can get them on special)
2. DOT 5 brake fluid changed/bleed regularly
3. Bendix ultimate pads
[B]4. DBA street slotted rotors: http://www.dba.com.au/vehicles/honda/civic/ek-3-door
5. S/S mesh brake lines (debatable)
Also, upgraded suspension and reduced weight also helps braking performance
Would this be better than just going integra brakes?
Can someone help me out on this? Because otherwise I'll just buy some new rotors and pads for my ek instead of changing to the integra pieces. Also to add to that, I will be swapping the D series out to a B18C2 in the coming months.
I was also reading through this thread;
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?138187-EK1-Brake-Upgrade-Questions
Namely;
I was looking at a brake upgrade a little while ago, but has been put on hold as want to get suspension upgrade first... BUT IMO probably best bang for your buck brake upgrade (without larger rotors etc could be overkill) is:
1. A good set of decent grippy tyres (I've personally found Michelin Pilot Proceda are very good in dry/wet - best if you can get them on special)
2. DOT 5 brake fluid changed/bleed regularly
3. Bendix ultimate pads
[B]4. DBA street slotted rotors: http://www.dba.com.au/vehicles/honda/civic/ek-3-door
5. S/S mesh brake lines (debatable)
Also, upgraded suspension and reduced weight also helps braking performance
Would this be better than just going integra brakes?
Can someone help me out on this? Because otherwise I'll just buy some new rotors and pads for my ek instead of changing to the integra pieces. Also to add to that, I will be swapping the D series out to a B18C2 in the coming months.