Part 5: Get the power to the ground and stop it too

[CivSiGuy]

Here's the rundown so far:
$20,000 to start

1997 EX Coupe $4350
Title transfer and other expenses $150
CR-VTEC complete swap $4000
DRAG Turbo $3500

we have $8,000 and 3 money spending stages after this

Ok team. It's time for rim/tire, suspension, and brake decisions.

let's not get into an uproar over so much at one time.. I'll construct a careful poll.

Photoshoppers... photoshopping wheels on our coupe would be awesome


remember that EX's have front discs and rear drums.

Let's get rollin'. Don't forget website addresses and pricing information.

[sweetcarz.com]

ok we need a HP Big Brake Kit, and we need some Volk wheels, I am thinking the new ones that came out, all u money pinchers can kiss it, becuase without Volks your car is not a tight ride, j/k, I am open to options, getting on the photoshop thing now.

[Si2000 Vtec]

Hehe, photoshop that crap-picture? It's gonna look hella fake no matter what.

Anyway, power transfer is one of the most important parts of a setup. I think we should invest money into Apex N1 Coilover/Shock assembly. I believe they retail for $900/set (thats what I was quoted).

As for Wheels/Tires, how about some nice silver 17x7 Racing Hart CP10's. Wrap them in Yoko A520's 205/40/17... agressive as hell and cheap price. We could probably pick up at set for $1500 w/tires.

Stoppers, AEM Big Brake kit? Honestly, I don't know jack about brakes.

[sweetcarz.com]

yeah, I know someone with a stock black 6th gen, so I was gonna take some pics of that but for now let me get on this and see what I can do.

[Swonder67]

God, this stage is gonna take up the rest of the money.

[sweetcarz.com]

[sweetcarz.com]

no no, HP Big Brake Kit.....that is what we want, well worth what u get. Maybe we should find some used wheels, it never hurts to save some cash.

[sweetcarz.com]

ok a stage I brake kit 13 inch rotor, can we complain? oh yes and some nice gen 2 coils
now I say some KYB shocks becuase coils and shocks will run just like springs and we have to go struts I say we use Number One. not to over priced but still good stuff.

[CivicOwnage]

no need to spend that much money on brakes, what i say we do is get a set of Brembo rotors for 59 bucks each + 16 shipping at http://www.groupbuycenter.com/buy.asp?row_id=4496. For brake pads we got OEM Honda.
Also we can go to with a rear disc break conversion, i forgot the site where it says how to do it step by step but as i recol you would go to a junk yard and just find a del sol si or civic si and take off its rear disk break/assembly. Then with installation/modefication just make the car have rear disk brakes with just spending like 250 bucks on the parts then couple of hundred on labor. Better then spending 2k+labor on those kits i think.

[Darkwing]

Well, I agree we need disc brakes on the rear. And if we are going to get all this new tires rims suspension, then some old dirty beat up brakes would suck IMO. Yeah very cheap, but cheap in both ways. I do not see the point in buying such big rims and all and then prolly you lot will want to lower it so we will have to bang out the wheelwells so the tires don't scrape.... I don't see why we don't just put some nice 15's on it and get some decent grippy tires and save ourselves a few hundred dollars and some headaches so we can lower it a inch or two with a decent suspension and use the extra money to get some good brakes for the rear. and new pads for all four brakes. Those run cheap, about $250 for all four. Sorry I havn't got any prices yet, I'm just trying to figure out the best way to go about it. Also we will need those sway bars for front and back and those do not run real cheap either.

[madtownhonda]

Rear disc conversion=$250 at the most
brembo rotors=$180 at all four corners
pads=$100 at all four
16x7.5" Kosei K1 wheels (gunmetal)=$525
Falken Azenis=$275
KYB AGX=$300
H&R sports=$125
front camber kit=$100

my suggestion, take it or leave it

[CivicOwnage]

the website on how to for the brake conversion http://hazone.com/howto/discswap.htm

[igo4bmx]

Originally posted by madtownhonda
Rear disc conversion=$250 at the most
brembo rotors=$180 at all four corners
pads=$100 at all four
16x7.5" Kosei K1 wheels (gunmetal)=$525
Falken Azenis=$275
KYB AGX=$300
H&R sports=$125
front camber kit=$100

my suggestion, take it or leave it

i second that!
if there is rear camber problems...
washers = $0.99
Bolts = $2.00

[CivSiGuy]

Originally posted by madtownhonda

Falken Azenis=$275

I agree with everything but I can't find the Falkens for any less than $99 each. Could you give us a tire size and a link to it???

[madtownhonda]

Originally posted by CivSiGuy


I agree with everything but I can't find the Falkens for any less than $99 each. Could you give us a tire size and a link to it???

$400 it is then