ef/ed civic brake swap

[trism]

are there any 5x114.3 brakes that will bolt onto my ef, or is there alot of work to be done

[bennjamin]

afaik you can use the knuckle off a CTR or ITR ( both 5x114.3) with no major issues. Reuse your upper and lower control arm and all is good.

[trism]

sweet.

i always assumed that only worked on EG/EK.

osm if it works for efs

however, my rear is drum, if i wanna go to disc, i need new trailing arm, will teh ctr/itr trailing arm fit my ef?

[bennjamin]

the above i dot think so. Its similar design but might be different length/dimensions.
Best to grab the rear arms of a EFI ED such as the CRX

[trism]

cool as

ill need to do that too, as it seems like my left side trailing arm or LCA is stuffed

its measuring at about 4mm toe out, where the right side is at a relativley normal 1mm

[Kawasaki]

EG/DC2 trailing arm is the same so that will work.

Front knuckles are the issue. EG/DC2 etc arms are a different shape to EF ones, on my car im running 96 spec front knuckles and they add more than 1 positive camber. Also they hit my skunk2, or any other, camber kit so I need to modify it to get any decent camber.

PM me for more info or have a look on honda-tech as the us boys must have some way of getting around the issue.

[YaMiKaZe]

http://technet.ff-squad.com/how-to/5lug.ef-da/
hope that helps

[trism]

i might just go 4 stud so there is no clearance issues

only thing is finding an ed/ef disc trailing arms of a crx

[EG30]

planning to put bigger brakes on my ED9 soon, I will be contend with 262mm brakes and getting DA9 knuckles/hub/rotors/calipers to bolt on.

[Kawasaki]

i might just go 4 stud so there is no clearance issues

only thing is finding an ed/ef disc trailing arms of a crx

just use eg ones, I had eg rears on my car.

[Kawasaki]

http://technet.ff-squad.com/how-to/5lug.ef-da/
hope that helps


Good post, was thinking of machining as an option :thumbsup:

[trism]

just use eg ones, I had eg rears on my car.

i totally missed that lol

add me to msn, yonas added me as a hand, nothing but good words bout you, so chuck me on lol

[ralph_ef9]

just done my ef brake upgrade to 262mm
i used a DA9 knuckles and ek4 disc and calipers...it just bolt on
but feel sth wrong with the steering wheel...like when its full lock....
i think i need to check the camber...

[trism]

what else do i need for the rear swap?

handbrake cables etc?

[trism]

anyone? noone?

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Found this in a word document: (most likely from a old forum i used to frequent)

You may or may not need the following (but its good to always have it just incase)

* 90-93 Integra Rear Trailing Arms (with everything attached Rotor, Caliper, e-brake Cables...) or 90-91 CRX Rear Trailing Arms (with same...)
You can use either trailing arm but for CRX you need CRX e-brake cables and for Civic you need Integra e-brake cables (might as well get whole CRX trailing arm + cables for CRX, and whole Integra trailing arm + cables for Civic)

* 90-93 Integra "4040" Brake Proportioning Valve (Prop Valve), HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

* New Rotors or resurface old ones.

* Reman. Calipers (if your old ones are in bad condition)

* Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines.

* New Brake Fluid and Brake Pads.

Tools:

1/4 and 3/8 Sockets (14mm and 17mm especially) and Wrenches

1/2 Breaker Bar (for getting tough bolts off)

Flare Nut Wrench aka Line Wrench (especially 10mm for the brake lines)

Box End Wrenches

Open End Wrenches

MAPP Gas Torch

Lithium Grease Gun

Jack (the bigger the better) + stands (4 will be good)

Dremel (rotary tool) with Gyros Super Tensile Cutting Discs

Rubber Hammer

PB Blaster

Metal Bristled Brush aka Battery Terminal Brush

Power Drill with good bits (I used Craftman 18v with Dewalt bits)

Torque Wrench (in FT-LBS)

Pliers (Needle Nose, but regular would work to)

Pry Bar

Gear Ratchet (works great for loosening e-brake cables)