Remember that if you’re using the CTR brackets with the CTR rotor, the spacing is taken care of. All you have to modify is the bolt pattern.
If you’re only using the CTR brackets and custom rotor, then the FK7 rotor height doesn’t matter. It’s gonna be too small anyway.
I just noticed you already had the CTR rear caliper brackets. Then that should take care of the pad spacing to the rotor. The easiest solution I think would be to redrill OEM rear CTR rotors. As long as the hub bores are compatible.
I used the Si rear caliper brackets with the Si rotors. To be honest, I didn’t measure how centered the rotor was within the bracket. I just knew there wasn’t interference, the sliding caliper would’ve made up the difference regardless.
I believe the Si caliper bracket takes care of locating...
I’ve done Si front and rear brakes on my hatch and they were mostly bolt on. Had to modify the front Dust shield to fit the larger Si caliper.
On the rear, it was easier for me to replace the dustshield with the Si dust shield, but I reused the caliper. The rear calipers are essentially the...
You may be overthinking your vehicle stability control. Yes it can and will apply one or more calipers to help mitigate a skid. but it’s primary input is still wheel speed, not brake pressure or brake friction or tire friction for that matter. The system can’t and doesn’t sense any of those. It...
Replaced the rear pads on my Sport Hatch. Not bad for 100k miles. Probably another 10-15k left in the pads but I just did the fronts so I thought just get fresh pads all around.
Sorry, didn’t take any boring pics.
The nice thing about upgraded endlinks (if they’re adjustable) is you can dial out any preload in the swaybar. Upgraded links are usually stronger as well.
Another benefit that Whiteline endlinks have (I don’t know how other manufacturers manage this), is they allow you to use the softer...
Replaced front pads and rotors on my Sport Hatch. Didn’t know that the Si rotors have been superseded. All the basic dimensions are still the same, just a few details are different. Seems like the rotor material is thicker but the venting area is smaller. And the rotor hat has a slightly...
Actually the Mugen lip fits over the sport hatch lip as well as the Si lip. In the instructions for the Mugen lip actually has support brackets that attach to the Sport lip.
First of all, has the car been on an alignment rack and what are those readings? Because “seems to be 0” isn’t much to go by if your target is matching the other side at 2 degrees.
And it’s kinda weird that camber plates only get you to -2 degrees. I thought it would do more. Keep in mind if...
Yes the Si parts will fit a sport and sport touring front bumper HATCH ONLY. I’m guessing you’re a hatch by the name anyway.
But you also have to trim a tiny bit in each wheel well liner because the Si lip doesn’t flare out like the Sport. So where the Si lip curves underneath the bumper, the...
I think if you are lowered sufficiently, adjusting the roll center would be ideal.
But I’m not sure who makes that second one with the blue aluminum, but that doesn’t change the roll center. It makes the lower arm more level, but the ball joint is still in the sane location, and the angle from...
100k mile oil and filter change. Cleaned and inspected brakes. Rotated tires. Looks like I’ll be needing front and rear pads soon. Front rotors have slight shimmy and I’ve been holding out on replacing them. I guess it’s time.
Like someone said, if it’s not making noise, then I wouldn’t worry. The only extra stress would be on the bushing of the accord endlink themselves.
But at the angle the endlinks are at, I’m surprised the shop was able to get it aligned to the soft setting. Are you able to see which hole they...
Keep in mind that without the Whiteline adjustable endlinks, you’re stuck on the stiffer setting on the swaybar. The stick endlinks are stressed too far when they’re installed on the softer setting.
I’m gonna say you should get the adjustable endlinks. Another benefit is that you get to zero...
If you were considering the Whiteline anti lift kit, that would be the best time to install them. The stock control arm bushings are not known to fail prematurely, but the WL anti-lift kit come fitted with harder durometer bushings.
Type R LE uses the same tailgate trim panel as every other hatchback, 84431-TGG-A11ZA. I also checked if the LE uses the same tailgate as the regular CTR but it is a different part number. I’m not sure what the difference is; I thought the LE would be missing the bracket that the wiper motor...