Brakes

4 of 4 compatibility entries for Honda

calipers Verified Modification Required

Accord Euro R Brake Upgrade

Source: Civic EK (6th Gen) - 1996-2000
Target: Accord Euro R CL1 (6th Gen) - 1998-2002

Significant brake upgrade using larger 282mm rotors and 4-piston calipers from Accord Euro R.

moderate
5-lug conversion / rear disc conversion Verified

Civic Type R 5-lug hubs, brakes, and suspension (knuckles, rear disc trailing arms, shocks/springs, front sway bar)

Source: Civic Type R (EK9) - 1997-2000
Target: Civic (EK) - 1996-2000

Near-direct bolt-on conversion from 4-lug drum to CTR 5-lug four-wheel disc. Bolts up directly: CTR e-brake cables (no modification), CTR front knuckle/hub/brake assemblies over the standard 96-00 Civic axles (retained for both D-series and B-series engines), and CTR rear disc trailing arms. Reusable stock parts: front brake lines (rerouted), rear lower control arms, and upper A-arms. Required extras: Integra rear flexible brake lines for the rear discs, and CTR or Si front lower control arms if fitting the CTR/Si front sway bar, because EX arms have a different sway bar mounting point. E-brake cables from a 99-00 USDM Civic Si (Canadian SiR) also work. Strongly recommended supporting parts: Civic Si 4040 proportioning valve and Integra Type R 1-inch master cylinder/booster to correct front bias once rear discs are fitted. Brakes bleed normally, same as USDM ITR calipers. Reference cost of the original build: about $2,100 including 5-lug kit with rear sway bar (~$1,200), CTR shock/spring set (~$200), wheels, tires, and lug nuts.

difficult
Rear drum-to-disc conversion Verified Modification Required

Rear disc brake conversion (Integra-style calipers and rotors via Scarebird adapter)

Source: Integra (DC2)
Target: Civic CRX (EF) - 1988-1991

The hub and staked spindle nut are reused; the drum, shoes, backing plate, and drum-specific cable and hose are discarded. The adapter kit ships with 12x1.25 mm x 20mm bolts (bracket to spindle face, 40 LB-FT) and 12x1.25 mm x 25mm bolts (caliper bracket to adapter, 55 LB-FT), all with high-temperature thread locker; the hub bolts torque to 139 LB-FT. Loaded refurbished calipers (e.g. Callahan) include the bleeder, banjo fitting, and parking-brake bracket. The factory hydraulics carry over unchanged -- the OEM 1725 CRX proportioning valve and 13/16 master cylinder gave good front-to-rear balance in testing. The correctly sized parking brake cables come off a 1990-91 Honda CRX Si; the Integra and Civic ones are too long, and CRX Si cable ends fit the Integra-style calipers.

difficult
Rear drum-to-disc conversion Verified Modification Required

Rear disc brake trailing arm assembly

Source: Civic Si (EM1) - 1999-2000
Target: Civic (rear drum brakes) (EG/EK) - 1992-2000

Rear disc trailing arms from a 99-00 Civic Si, any 94-01 Integra, or a Del Sol bolt onto the drum-brake EG/EK Civic chassis. Trailing-arm and parking-brake-cable lengths are reported to match across 88-91 and 92-95 Civics and 90-93 and 94-01 Integras, so donors are interchangeable. Transplanting the complete trailing arm is simplest; the hub-and-brake-only approach also works and skips the rear alignment. Required extras beyond the arm: matching rear brake pads, rear brake lines (Si or Integra), new parking-brake cables, and the disc-spec proportioning valve plus master cylinder for correct bias. Replace the trailing-arm bushings before installation, confirming the bushing size matches the donor arm.

moderate