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btw, the ride height is like a drop of 2 inches with the way this is set up. 2 fingers clearance.
I can still lower the strut into the spindle mount about an inch or so, as you can see by the clearance available.
I can also remove the brakeline guide as it is not useful... and get another inch or so lower, so I could tuck the front rims in about 1.5", I might want to try it
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-1992 4 Door EX Honda Civic 5 spd.
-2002 Subaru WRX Wagon... full JDM goodies. My new show car.
Originally posted by UfoZ8myCow BTW, your brake lines are just screaming to be replaced by SS braided. They really look their age and look bad next to the shiny new D2s.
i gotta agree with UFOz totally SS braided are not only pretty but get rid of squishy brake pedal feel too
very nice looking manifold and CF piping
Keri
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yeah, the factory brakes are going out the door.
I have shown pics of the 13" rotors and custom hats I machined earlier. I am going through this step by step since I have some wilwoods that are going to be attached but was having some fitment problems with the wheel clearance (the calipers are almost 5 inches wide by 9 inches approx).
I might find some new calipers, real ones, not the rotora or other fancy looking, but useless, ones.
Every report I read about this type of brake (the really narrow ones, with lots of pistons, but really little pistons) have shown very little improvement in braking ability.
They are at home on a streetbike (so I feel)
Look at the calipers designed for racing and you will see that the pistons are large, they have 4-6 of them per caliper too. Also the housing will not distort from the force of clamping.
Brembo, wilwood and some others (endless, etc.) have produced multipiston calipers that have some substance and Do reduce braking distance significantly.
Originally posted by woody Every report I read about this type of brake (the really narrow ones, with lots of pistons, but really little pistons) have shown very little improvement in braking ability.
They are at home on a streetbike (so I feel)
Look at the calipers designed for racing and you will see that the pistons are large, they have 4-6 of them per caliper too. Also the housing will not distort from the force of clamping.
Brembo, wilwood and some others (endless, etc.) have produced multipiston calipers that have some substance and Do reduce braking distance significantly.
Wilwood also has dyna-lites which the smaller units you speak off ... They're also used in the Corvette brakes...
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Welcome back Terry. I can't wait to see how this goes.
maybe i should rob a bank...
-1992 4 door Bomex'ed out, Nitrous Express Sport'n, Rippmods SuperCharged Camry 
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