If you are using the same calipers with the adapter bracket, how does that improve the braking because all your getting is a larger rotor? Heat disappation? Wouldn't you have to use a larger brake pads than the stock ones in order to take advantage of the larger rotors ? And if so, I didn't know one could put larger pads onto the stock calipers. I thought one would have to have larger calipers in order to have the bigger brake kit applications.
I was lurking through the fastbrakes website and I noticed that they offer larger calipers on their front brake setup, but not on the rears. Weird. Any clarification would be much appreciated. Thanks gang. Ken 90si At 07:35 PM 31/05/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Fast brake kit. You use the same caliper. They give you a bracket that will >fit the 11in. > >Joe > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:18 AM >Subject: Re: CRX: Re: RE: Brake shoes > > > > 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 > >
