My suspension/brake/wheel upgrade with 5-lug conversion

[alan lx]

Jarrett,
Since you did all this from a stock car and all at once, I would like to hear your thoughts on these three things:
1 Braking
2 Handling
3 Ride
From everything I have read from your posts I would like to hear (or read lol) your thoughts on this setup. Thanks for sharing this.

[ChampCoupe]

I can under stand what's going with front setup, but having wider track in the rear only doesn't seem like it will help the car handle any better. If you are going to widen the track you would want to do it in the front. Most fwd track cars use wider wheels in the front with lower off set.

[Jarrett]

I didn't say it was ideal but wider, to a point, anywhere can have benefits. But yes, if I cared enough I could compensate on the front as well. If I were keeping this setup I would just go with higher offset wheels in the back to move the contact patch closer.

[92cb7pnw]

E-brake cable and brake lines

I have a 92 dx sedan and i picked up the tl 3.2 rear knuckles. Would i want to use the brake line and e-brake cable off the tl as well or would i grab them off a cb7 that already has rear disc brake?

[Jarrett]

You would not want to use used brake lines at all. Buy new brake lines from Honda or a parts store or take this opportunity to upgrade to stainless steel.

The parking brakes should work identically. Most of the components use the same part numbers for the Accord. However the cable themselves are different numbers. This may be an issue of length or it may be pure coincidence as they could be identical. To play it safe I would just get the e-brake cables from an Accord with rear discs.

[92cb7pnw]

Thanks, I just spoke with my friend and I will spend the extra money to upgrade the hoses, might as well do it the right way. I will be going to the junkyard when I get the time this week and I'll let you know how the e-brake cable works.

update:
Sorry, I have been busy, but the e-brake cable worked fine. I got my 5lug conversion done and I used your method and i really like how it turned out. Very minimal adjustments and quick to do I am very pleased with it.

[Cb_JoeyG]

So after reading this thread i'm slightly confused as to which rotors i can use with my Legend dual piston calipers..
'99-'04 Acura RL 11.8" rotors CANNOT be used without the same vehicles caliper brackets (same as '99-'03 TL and '01-'03 CL)??

[gloryaccordy]

An upside to the widened rear track is now you can use rears from the S2K no problem. Interesting setup.

[Jarrett]

So after reading this thread i'm slightly confused as to which rotors i can use with my Legend dual piston calipers..
'99-'04 Acura RL 11.8" rotors CANNOT be used without the same vehicles caliper brackets (same as '99-'03 TL and '01-'03 CL)??

That's correct. This is an 11.8" rotor so you need the caliper bracket made to extend the positioning of that caliper just slightly further away from the hub.