Type R front brake calipers with 280mm Mini Cooper rotors

Type R front brake calipers with 280mm Mini Cooper rotors

Brakes Front big-brake conversion (4-lug) Verified Modification Required

Compatibility Overview

Source Vehicle

Integra Type R

Generation: DC2

Years: 1997-2001

Target Vehicle

Integra RS/GS/LS/GSR

Generation: DA/DB/DC2

Years: 1990-2001

Installation Difficulty

Easy Basic tools
Moderate Some experience
Difficult Skilled work
Expert Professional

Reference

D14A1 specs → B18A1 specs → K24A8 specs → K24A4 specs → D16A6 specs → B18B1 specs → D16Z6 specs → D16W4 specs → EA specs → EC specs → ED specs → EE specs → EF specs → EG specs → EL specs → EM specs → EN specs → EP specs → ER specs → ES specs → ET specs → J35A8 specs → RNE ECU →
The Type R front caliper is shared across the 97-99 CL, 97-01 Integra, mid-1990s Accord, 97-01 CR-V, 95-98 Odyssey, 93-01 Prelude, and Isuzu Oasis, and cheap reman cores are common. It uses the same piston size as the stock Integra caliper, so pedal effort is unchanged. Mount it with the 23T bracket that comes with the caliper (spaced for a 23mm rotor, correct for the 22mm Mini disc); avoid a 25T bracket. The rotor is a 280mm front disc from a 2007 base Mini Cooper (not the S), about 11 in diameter versus the roughly 10.3 in stock disc; its center bore matches the Honda hub so it centers with no machining, though its bolt holes are 1-2mm oversize. Pair with 04-08 Acura TSX pads (PXD787H, ACT787, or GNAD787) for zero overhang. Use the brackets from your chosen five-lug calipers, add stainless lines, and bleed all four corners. The same conversion accepts Legend/NSX two-piston or Spoon calipers, which bolt to the Type R bracket pattern. An optional rear upgrade uses RSX/EP3 or ITR rear calipers with 02-03 Civic Si (EP3) 4x100 rear rotors, moving the parking-brake arm across.
The only fabrication is trimming the metal splash/dust shield behind the rotor. The taller Type R (Accord-family) caliper contacts the shield in two places; relieving those two spots with an angle grinder gives clearance. No machining of the caliper bracket is needed, and the pad stays centered on the rotor without spacing work.

Important Caveats

  • • The 22mm Mini rotor is thinner than the 23mm Type R disc it is spaced for, so bracket choice matters; a 25T bracket overextends the piston. Legend/NSX caliper users should keep the bracket that ships with those calipers.
  • • RSX/EP3 rear calipers must be fitted on the opposite side to bolt up, which points the bleeder down and forces an inverted bleed; genuine ITR rear calipers keep the bleeder correct but are expensive.
  • • Bleed all four corners, not just the fronts, or the pedal stays soft.
  • • Wheel clearance is good on 15x6 OEM Honda wheels and most correctly sized aftermarket wheels, but a few tight designs need a thin spacer or minor caliper grinding.
  • • Substitute pads that are not the TSX unit can overhang the rotor edge slightly and wear a line, though no performance loss has been reported.

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