8th Gen Civic Rear Disc Brake Conversion (EX SWAP)

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Жыл бұрын

Welcome back to Development Division.
\\ Today I will show you how to swap rear drum brakes for rear discs using an EX or Si donor car. I pieced together all the parts for this swap for under 150$ at the local junkyard.
PARTS REQUIRED:
Rear knuckles, caliper and caliper brackets, e-brake cables with brackets, soft brake lines, and abs wheel speed sensors
TOOLS REQUIRED:
10, 12, 14, 17, 21 Deep Hex Sockets
10, 12, 14, 17, 21 Open/Closed End Combination Wrenches
Phillips-head Screwdriver
Flat-head Screwdriver
3/8" or 1/2" Socket Wrenches
Hammer
STOPTECH SS BRAKE LINES PART #
950.40011
950.40511
TORQUE SPECS:
Rear Hub Mounting Bolts 47ft/lbs
Rear Bolt for Upper Arm 43ft/lbs
Knuckle to Trailing Arm 43ft/lbs
Rear Caliper Bolts 17ft/lbs
Rear Caliper Bracket Bolts 54ft/lbs

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@ToddKirst Жыл бұрын

Chris, you are becoming quite the Master Mechanic! Good Video!

@_shuddie Ай бұрын

did this with mine a while ago, went to a junkyard and got the parts from a 9th gen EX, totally worth the swap, wasn’t too hard to do either

@auroraone810 Жыл бұрын

Got same model civic very informative vids! Keep up the great content!

@jonandeby7777 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much u don't kno how long I been searching for a vid like this,very informative thanks so much I subscribed bro 😄👍🏾

@monkeymishap Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the video, was pulling parts off an EX in the junkyard and realized the rear disk setup was still all there and pulled it.

@waverider5751 8 ай бұрын

You’ve got a new subscriber, nice edits, and I appreciate your honesty when things go wrong, lol!

@chrissdsm Жыл бұрын

Nice bro. Good content man.

@LouisvilleCb Жыл бұрын

Did this job a few months ago. It's a huge difference in brake feel. Beware that those bolts can be seized up and you may need cut it out. The emergency brake cable was much easier to change than I thought.

@blueduck8431 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@FD-rh6tr Жыл бұрын

Install a rear anti roll bar from an Si. 14-15 Civic Si's come with a 20mm beefy rear sway which really helps the cars handling. 06-11 Si is a 17mm and helps too.

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking to source one. Either finding one or trying out the bar from Progress

@FD-rh6tr Жыл бұрын

@@developmentdivision122 I have the 20mm and its fantastic. If I remember correctly a brand new one from Honda is $50.

@waverider5751 8 ай бұрын

You mean $500?

@mrazt3ca1 Жыл бұрын

Normally on a hot rod, you have to buy a disc/ disc master cylinder, and get rid of the disc/ drum one. Do we not need to do this on the civics? Aren't they still set up for drum 400psi versus a disc 900psi braking pressure?

@CheeseMeeseGetCheesed 5 ай бұрын

I checked with the dealer; the master cylinder for drum and disc is the same. They probably did it that way so they didnt have to engineer or manufacture two different parts.

@ClericChris Жыл бұрын

To anyone doing this: Now is a good time to replace your rear shocks. Hope to the car god's that the bottom mounting bolt isn't fused inside of the shocks lower bushing, but if it is now is the time to address it. If it isn't take it out anyway and put anti-seize on the body of the shoulder bolt.

@jsvasquez561 4 ай бұрын

Video for the ebrake line replacement?

@leslamberts0072 Жыл бұрын

Do you have to do somethign to the slave cylinder to put braking 50/50 between front and back?

@Officialshayne Жыл бұрын

we want jeep vids!

@jonmeacham1824 Жыл бұрын

So I shouldn’t eat my McDouble when changing the brakes I guess

@saadismail955 Ай бұрын

hi do it will work on my 2015 civic also I have a 2015 civic se with rear drum breaks

@gustavoportillo1408 Жыл бұрын

Bro great video well explained i just wanna know what about the abs sensor did you pull up wire or its already there just to plug in..?

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

I used the same abs sensor from the drum brake set up. These are inexpensive to replace and buy brand new. Try beck/arnly

@watchmansmitty1 Жыл бұрын

Dude, do you make house calls for Jeep repairs? I'm in Granbury TX andI have a 97 Wrangler that that needs a mechanic who gives a crap. If you don't do house calls then you might want to consider giving it a try. With all the crap going on with the supply chain mechanics who make house calls are in huge demand.

@Gtee7900 10 ай бұрын

can i do this to a 2007 honda civic LX?

@twobowls8888 Ай бұрын

Yes

@JezielHernandez-oq1bq 6 ай бұрын

Also I hope u can reply would be very helpful but can I take the parts off from an si four door and install em on my coupe lx

@developmentdivision122 6 ай бұрын

Yes. Coupe or sedan, everything is the same except MAYBE the emergency brake lines. That one I’m not too sure of. If you’re pulling from an SI, I believe the front knuckles and brakes are slightly better compared to the other trims.

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

I can only seem to find sedans in my area at junk yards. I have a coupe, assuming the e brake cable will be longer on sedans?

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

I’m not 100% sure. But i think they are different. You might be able to just get some new ones from rockauto or ebay. However, every thing else for the swap is the same.

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

@@developmentdivision122 I just found a civic si coupe. Someone online tried to say the rear knuckles didn’t fit from SI to lx, is that at all true or was this person just not able to figure it out? Lmao.

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

@@developmentdivision122 will my LX abs wheel sensors transfer over? And if I plan to buy those steel brake cables as well, the only thing I need is rear knuckles, calipers and bracket then the e brake cables?

@whatdadogdoin7531 Жыл бұрын

I have a 09 civic but it's not the ex trim and it has drum brakes in the rear. Will this tutorial work for me??

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@JezielHernandez-oq1bq 6 ай бұрын

Do I have to replace my brake lines ? Because I will soon be doing a conversion I just want to know if it’s necessary to change my brake lines

@developmentdivision122 6 ай бұрын

Yes, you will need to replace the brake lines. The drum lines are slightly different than the disc lines.

@sevenannon Жыл бұрын

Does the ex rear brakes work for a lx I have an 08 model civic coupe.

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. It’s compatible

@Ambientium_anima Ай бұрын

With this same set work on honda civic 07 lx?

@developmentdivision122 Ай бұрын

Yes

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

So are the stoptech brake lines required, or thats just an upgrade?

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

Not required. Decided to buy new instead of trying to use a junkyard brake line. You can use stainless or oem-grade rubber.

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

@@developmentdivision122 just picked up a rolling EX coupe shell for $100 tonight. Going to start pulling parts asap

@devinvanfleet8944 Жыл бұрын

Will a knuckle from a coupe work for a sedan

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

Also curious on this. And any knuckle from 06-10? Or what years can interchange.

@remowilliams7029 Жыл бұрын

I believe coupe e brake cables are different, so if you buy sedan cables from Honda you'll be ok.

@KR-pj4jx Жыл бұрын

So still very confused on how to order myself the right kit. I want to do a conversion from drum to disk on my 2011 lx civic. Can I not just order a set of 4 rotors and calipers + lines and install or do I need other parts to retrofit?

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

The knuckle itself is different. (What the rotors/drum mounts to.

@waverider5751 8 ай бұрын

I thought the EX came with 4 wheel discs.

@KR-pj4jx 8 ай бұрын

@@waverider5751 my bad I had a typo in my comment. I have an LX civic .

@ictadventures Жыл бұрын

Sir is this gonna apply on 4dr honda civic?

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

You didn’t show much of the e brake cable change, did you have to pull the dash?

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

No dash removal required. Only the center console. At the bottom of the storage compartment, there are two Phillips head screws. In each footwell, there are trim clips that hold the center console to the bottom of the dash. After those 4 fasteners are removed, remove the plastic trim around the shifter and then the center console slides backwards and up to reveal the emergency brake cables.

@ngk330 Жыл бұрын

@@developmentdivision122 Dang i am so intimidated by this project

@SuperStarPimp Жыл бұрын

Will this work on a 2006 honda accord

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no. Civics and accords have very few if not zero compatible parts when it comes to the suspension.

@SuperStarPimp Жыл бұрын

@@developmentdivision122 ok thanks bro

@francisoverman6837 Жыл бұрын

Man your awesome dude awesome man the best like do khaled

@EaStxVaNxiNc Жыл бұрын

For 20% braking power this is way too much work the front brakes take 80% you never have to change rear brake pads or drums for well over 160,000 miles