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Old 26-Feb-2007, 07:18 PM
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brake calaper overhall

hi this is kinda a 2 part question



i just installed DA TEG brakes on my ef but the calapers are all rusted and i duno if they work or not so i went 2 partsorce and they want 580$ for new ones all round


is there a way 2 just overhall the ones i allready have ??

new seals and **** like a kit i can buy




2nd question i have air ride on the car and be4 i installed the DA brakes there was clearance 4 the tire 2 go up under the artch now the tire sticks out further and hits the lip cant lower the car at all now


is this because a drum is thin and the rotor is thicker so it sticks out an extra 1/2 inch ??


u used the whole trailing arm all new energy bushings all round civc controll arms and that other little arm at the other end whatever thats called is civic
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Old 26-Feb-2007, 07:31 PM
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you can always trim that lip back. get a body shop to do it.

a friend of mine is tucking 19s on a cavalier...the lip had to be rolled completely....
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Old 26-Feb-2007, 08:45 PM
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i heard u can do that but u have 2 get the artches repainted i think



i was thinking why not cut them off compleatcly and weld the 2 together but it wont be as solid wil bend simply



i did it with a baseball bat and a jack on my ek


jack the car up put the bat in there let the ebrake off lower the jack and then turned the bat until it roled it under

it worked but cracked the paint like it would anyways
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Old 26-Feb-2007, 09:59 PM
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get reman calipers should be around 150 for both
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Old 27-Feb-2007, 01:19 PM
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u can buy a caliper rebuild kit from the dealer i think...
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Old 27-Feb-2007, 06:31 PM
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i just bought 1 brand new caliper front driver side, cost me 67 bucks, and they charge a additional 35 bucks for core charge, once you bring back your old ones you get your money back.
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yea the front ones are 67+ core the rear are 160 includeing the core its expensive


ok i dident even look at the front ones yet but i knoew the back ones were bad


after u take everything apart i had the calaper in my hand and u can ajust the width buy turning the plunger part so on 1 of them i took the plunger right off cleaned it all up sandblased it all and then put it all back together



the other rear 1 i was going to do the same but i took the plunger part out and there was a bunch of break fluid behind it and it all ran allover is that suposed 2 be there????
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Old 27-Feb-2007, 09:29 PM
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Originally posted by trigga
i just bought 1 brand new caliper front driver side, cost me 67 bucks, and they charge a additional 35 bucks for core charge, once you bring back your old ones you get your money back.
you should never change only one side of the caliper you will experience uneven braking.
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Old 27-Feb-2007, 10:10 PM
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You can buy rebuild kits from Acura dealerships. I don't know how much they are but I know that is an available option.
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ok thaks




anybody do the swap i have done and found the tires stick out further???
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get rebuilt ones from collins or something
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parts source = biggest rip off...go to a real supplier and get calipers shoudl be real cheap...parts source is a fake supplier they are the same price as ct which is a rip I go to my local supplier and get parts cheap from dudes who know what they are doign cause they supply shops around town
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