EG civic calipers on Fit/Jazz?
#21
I would try it first with proportioning valve already on it, see how it feels. On my '92 civic dx,replaced drums with disc. Before forking out cash for a new proportioning valve, I tried it, worked just fine (raced it). Of course, take it easy when trying it!
Last edited by jamesracing; 02-24-2006 at 01:30 AM.
#22
Originally Posted by jamesracing
I would try it first with proportioning valve already on it, see how it feels. On my '92 civic dx,replaced drums with disc. Before forking out cash for a new proportioning valve, I tried it, worked just fine (raced it). Of course, take it easy when trying it!
#24
Concerning proportioning valves, Does the percent need to equal 100% I thought that the numbers represented the precentage of pressure split from rear to front. I.E. 70% front to 30% rear of the total master cylinder brake pressure?
#25
Originally Posted by jamesracing
What's your definition of "better" or why is it better?
#26
Originally Posted by IN2TURBOS
Concerning proportioning valves, Does the percent need to equal 100% I thought that the numbers represented the precentage of pressure split from rear to front. I.E. 70% front to 30% rear of the total master cylinder brake pressure?
No the percentage does not need to equal 100% because that is not the percentage of brake force distribution but rather a code to indicate that 40/40 prop valve came on 4 wheel disc cars such as (itrs, sirs, gsrs, etc). 40/30 prop valve indicates cars with front discs and rear drums.
#27
Originally Posted by blacksirek
But really depends upon application (chassy choice and motor).
This is my point, why not try it first without spending the extra cash and labor. Everyone online told me I needed a gsr proportioning valve, but for my application I didn't need it.
Stoptech's website has a great wright up on balanced brake bias.
#28
Originally Posted by claymore
But you don't want equal pressure to the rear wheels.
On my 1992 Integra GS-R, the front calipers probably hold twice the amount of fluid as the rears (hard to tell without doing a proper measurement). There's no way that the rears are getting the same amount of brake fluid.
I've driven a friends Civic that was converted to rear disks, he's still using the proportioning valve for the rear drums. I didn't like the way the car felt under aggressive breaking. He didn't know what I was talking about until I brought him out in my bone stock 1992 Integra GS 4 door, and told him to break hard in a corner. Then he understood.
#29
Originally Posted by claymore
But you don't want equal pressure to the rear wheels. If the brakes receive the same pressure the rear will lock up faster than the front because there is much less weight causing very poor braking and possible spin out. How do you think we rig skid cars to spin, easy just lock the rear brakes first and the rear becomes very unstable. You never want to lock both the fornt and rear at the same time you ALWAYS need the front to lock easier or you will have big problems.
#30
Sleeper,
i tried swapping the EG brake rotors onto the front wheel hub of the fit Aria but the offset is different. i didnt check further if the calipers would be a bolt on swap. so i guess any bolt-on swap on the EG civic front wont work bolt-on with the fit.
i tried swapping the EG brake rotors onto the front wheel hub of the fit Aria but the offset is different. i didnt check further if the calipers would be a bolt on swap. so i guess any bolt-on swap on the EG civic front wont work bolt-on with the fit.
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