Joe, What did you do to get the 11" rotors on the rear? Are you running a proportioning valve? -M
>From: Joseph Porto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Joseph Porto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: George Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: CRX: Re: RE: Brake shoes >Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 21:14:10 -0400 > >George > >I have an 11 inch rotor on the front and rear.. >They are kinda overkill....They can lock the wheels up very easily...So you >gotta be careful on how much pressure you apply... You cant just slam on >the >breaks..they will definitely lock all 4....hey at least you will look cool >spinning out of control. :) > >Joe > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "George Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 7:31 PM >Subject: CRX: RE: Brake shoes > > > > Hmmm, I would opt for stock Honda shoes on the rears, since the rears >see > > about 25% or less stopping power. Also, realize that the 2000 Civic Si > > weighs in at over 2600lbs., 600lbs. MORE than your Si (hefty, isn't >it?). >I > > would imagine that the 11.5" rotors *might* be overkill, but that's just >my > > humble opinion. Then there's that ugly nose on the 2000 Si, cheap "Si" > > badge, stupid "VTEC" decal on the side (because the grocery-getter body > > doesn't really look like it's a sports car). Then there's the slick > > timeless design of our CRX's (yeah...). > > > > > > George > > '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 120k miles > > "Seats, Suspension, Engine, next=Nos?" > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:58 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: CRX: Brake shoes > > > > > > Well, it's time to do the brakes on my 88Si. I've decided to go with >that > > kit that gives you 11.5" rotors in the front with 2000 Civic Si >calipers. > > However, for the rear, I haven't decided. I was just going to get the >Honda > > shoes, but the dealer has to order them, so if I have to wait, I may as >well > > make sure those are the best option. Any other ideas? My car is street > > driven, not raced, but it is driven hard, and the brakes are probably >used > > the hardest of everything on my car... > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
