Rear Discs Installed!!!

[hondajeff]

So, I finally set aside the time and installed my rear discs. It all went well with no hitches or hiccups. Just thought I'd share some pics.

this is what i got at the wrecking yard


cleaning it up and getting ready for paint


Gotta remove these old things first.


Finally...


looks good 'eh

[Charlie240sxt]

what you have to give for the whole rear dilly

Looks nice now get some foot work

[hondajeff]

i paid 125 bucks Canadian at Pick n Pull...

rear pads I put on are EL CHEAP-o. cuz I'm waiting for a set of Hawk pads to come in and I'll have Hawk's at all four corners.

I been thinking about a nice set of wheels now that I have better brakes.

[mozzandherb]

Nice work man, and thats pretty cheap, I'm heading for the scrap yard this summer

[trubluryder]

Looks good man.

[Leung]

good job man

you've inspired me to do the conversion also.

[deevergote]

I talked to the guys at the U Pull It near me... they said $25 a side! I just need the time to get them! Did you use a 40/40 prop valve as well? And how come you didn't snag the EX sway bar too?

[hondajeff]

yeah, i got a swaybar now--LOOK

I talked to the guys at the U Pull It near me... they said $25 a side! I just need the time to get them! Did you use a 40/40 prop valve as well? And how come you didn't snag the EX sway bar too?

dude, take a look again, it's black and it's in this photo.


here's another view


My Canadian EX didn't have a swaybar...,maybe the american ones do. I got this setup off of a 91 EX-R.

As for the prop. valve, I haven't changed it --YET. Gimme some time to put some miles on and see how it performs. If need be, then I'll swap it.

Next repair is the upper control arms/ball joints.

At 430,000 km, things are starting to go.

[deevergote]

Oh yeah, I didn't see it! Cool... I was gonna say... you don't get the whole rear assembly and not get the swaybar!

The Canadian EX-R is the US EX... I usually try to say EX-R when I'm talking to a Canadian about the usual "EX" parts, but I slip sometimes

Anytime an American says EX, they mean your EX-R.

[zipcreature]

Great price! This is on my list of mods to eventually complete.

[hondajeff]

just can't believe you didnt see it man

I was sure that someone was gonna trip out about my jackstands which are also visible in the pic(s)....

There is a large sweeping onramp on the way to the city, anyway, I'm looking forward to zipping around it at 130 kph to see if I can feel any improvement with that swaybar

[Leung]

from some of the other threads about rear sway bars, not having one and using the EX theres a drastic difference. I rear another thread where someone used a Vigor sway bar instead there was some difference in handling since the Vigor is slightly thicker than the EX.

[HondaFan81]

just can't believe you didnt see it man

I was sure that someone was gonna trip out about my jackstands which are also visible in the pic(s)....

There is a large sweeping onramp on the way to the city, anyway, I'm looking forward to zipping around it at 130 kph to see if I can feel any improvement with that swaybar

The stock rear sway bars are not performance by any means, you'll be disappointed. Get a Progress or Suspension Techniques rear sway bar. I know this from experience on both ends, we have 6 cb7s, I've done it a few times and compared many.

[japspecb7]

what the hell is a prop. valve?

[LinX]

^^ a proportioning valve gives more pressure to the back brakes. Rear discs need more fluid pressure than drums so in order to have better braking in the back you need to also switch your prop valve to one that's 40/40 from a car that came equipped with rear discs and no abs. Search and you'll see.