G4VSA Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 im looking at doing a hub swap, at mo mine has drums on back but want to put discs,i been told i would need to swap handbrake cable etc is this true and if so how much hassle would it be??all help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickster Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 That's true/ it is a bit of a hassle and needs to be bled/checked by a professional really imo.The easiest swap is to go for 242 rear discs (found on some D16 engined hondas and some rover 45's, can't remember the chassis codes.) this will retain your 4x100 pcd hubs. The alternative is to get an (noticably better) mb6 setup front and back (282 front and 262 back). 242's would be a great upgrade though, planning to do the same swap myself. Scrapyard would want about £150 for the bits probably, definitely bin the old discs and pads though!From the donor car you will need:-Rear trailing arms, including calipers and hubsHandbrake cable (up to the balancer iirc)Rear brake hosesProbably something else I have forgotten but will be informed of shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 the 3 door vti use the 4x100 pcd, you would need rear trailing arms, calipers etc. mb handbrake cables. you might aswell change the rear trailing arm bush whilst your at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4VSA Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 thats really helpful all that info cheers lads, i want to swap to a pcd 4x114.3 as i have a set of mb vti rims sitting in my garage ready and waiting but just dont fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civicturbo79 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I have a full vti-s ill be breaking soon . But the suspension on the n/s/r is no good but you would have 3 corners, you would just need to find one then . Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickster Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Looks like Rich is your man then!I think you will possibly also need the master cylinder and proportioning valve from the MB6, best to check or have the parts before you start.Let us know how you get on with this or put it in the project thread or something, interested to know if this swap is straightforward or not. You could try Strictlyboost for the other parts you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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