New Brakes!! - Tuner-Junction

88 rex · #1 (**permalink**) October 5th, 2006, 09:59 PM

Before:

After:

Fastbrakes 11"

Parts I used:

Freshly Remanufactured fully loaded Teg calipers (includes rotors) - $35.00 shipped
Fastbrakes adapters - $150
Corrado G60 rotors from Napaonline - $65 shipped

$250 later I have 11" brakes.

It feels good to get the car back on the road. The car has dust on it from sitting in the garage for a couple weeks. I'm still using the stock MC/BB and the pedal travel is further but it still stops and locks up. I'll probably upgrade later, but I'm comfortable with it's current status.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I painted the calipers black. I didn't like the gray painted look. I also wanted to paint the rotor hats black but that will have to wait. I got excited when UPS arrived and I just started assembling everything and completely forgot to paint the hats.

triniskill · #2 (**permalink**) October 5th, 2006, 10:01 PM

Looks real good...glad u got the car back on the road

jon ROCKS!!!! · #3 (**permalink**) October 5th, 2006, 10:32 PM

we call that one a booyah

russellrex · #4 (**permalink**) October 5th, 2006, 10:36 PM

Awesome...I love the black calipers. I did mine black...but I still have the small DX ones. What paint did you use? I used Foliatec...it seems pretty good...still on mine with no flaking.

A_White_Gs-R · #5 (**permalink**) October 5th, 2006, 10:39 PM

looks good. good job.

njn63 · #6 (**permalink**) October 5th, 2006, 10:43 PM

jeez, i need to get some wheels so i can finally get bigger brakes

I'm about to upgrade my MC though actually. It's not really about the upgrade, more about the fact that mine is dying so i might as well buy the 15/16" one.

jadkar · #7 (**permalink**) October 6th, 2006, 12:35 AM

Nice!!!! Welcome to the 11" brake club.

Now just get some 11's in the rear

WinFreak · #8 (**permalink**) October 6th, 2006, 02:19 AM

Looks good...

I want big ones in rear as well.... !

jadkar · #9 (**permalink**) October 6th, 2006, 08:16 AM

11" rear brakes FTMFW!!!

ozrednsx · #10 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 02:32 PM

what do you need to get 11 inch in the rear???

also for those g60 rotors do you need to have them redrilled?

jadkar · #11 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ozrednsx

what do you need to get 11 inch in the rear???

also for those g60 rotors do you need to have them redrilled?

Fast brakes selling the 11" rear kit

...and the Corrado G60 rotors are a direct fit. No re-drilling necessary. But you obviously need the Fast Brakes caliper kit.

88crxSi · #12 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 08:13 PM

so whats your opinion.
i have an 88 and im going to be doing the rear disk conversion soon, but im thinking about going bigger all around when i do it.

worth the money?

jadkar · #13 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 88crxSi

so whats your opinion.
i have an 88 and im going to be doing the rear disk conversion soon, but im thinking about going bigger all around when i do it.

worth the money?

I was kinda bustn' Will's chops before. Honestly unless your car will be a full out track rat (road course, not even autocross) then you really don't need the big rears. On a CRX the rears are so insignificant. I probably didn't need them either. My car sees about 6 track sessions a year, I got them more for the looks.

Spend your money elsewhere first.

Pooch 1069 · #14 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 10:13 PM

I'm actually doing my brakes this week as well believe it or not! I was planning on getting some Autozone blanks and either Hawk HP or Carbotech 1108's does anyone have any recommendation on pads?

njn63 · #15 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 10:15 PM

there is a lot of info on brake pads for the crx in this post: http://tuner-junction.com/TJForum/showthread.php?t=616

Pooch 1069 · #16 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 10:29 PM

thanks good info

ozrednsx · #17 (**permalink**) October 10th, 2006, 11:51 PM

hmmmm...for the g60 rotors you said you needed the fastbrake bracket but i recently bought SIR knuckles and they fit perfectly with my nsx calipers...would these rotors still work? because my original plan was to get prelude brembo blanks and have them redrilled...but maybe i could save some time and money going with these rotors

hcarcrx · #18 (**permalink**) October 11th, 2006, 09:53 PM

when you up grade the m/c you will love your brakes even more!! i miss driving my turd now!!

88 rex · #19 (**permalink**) October 11th, 2006, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ozrednsx

hmmmm...for the g60 rotors you said you needed the fastbrake bracket but i recently bought SIR knuckles and they fit perfectly with my nsx calipers...would these rotors still work? because my original plan was to get prelude brembo blanks and have them redrilled...but maybe i could save some time and money going with these rotors

I think you'll need re-drilled prelude rotors with that set-up. I'm not 100% on that, but I am 100% that you don't need G60 rotors with that set-up.

88 rex · #20 (**permalink**) October 11th, 2006, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hcarcrx

when you up grade the m/c you will love your brakes even more!! i miss driving my turd now!!

Maybe by spring I'll do that. I don't mind it now, but the longer travel kind of fools you at first. You think it's never going to start grabbing and then it finds the sweet spot.

<---I WILL be at ITRexpo. Marked on the calendar, and I must have brakes!