Saturday, November 20, 2010

How to change drum brakes to disc brakes on a 2000 honda civic.?

I have a 2000 honda civic EX. I have rear drum brakes and i want to convert it to discs. Can anyone tell me how i would be able to do that and can anyone also give me an estimate to how much that could cost.How to change drum brakes to disc brakes on a 2000 honda civic.?
Vendor: AEM Performance Products

Part Number: PSL-29-601

Application: 1996-00 CIVIC EX

Item: Rear drum-to-disc conversion kit

$1071 Retail



And the kit will come with full instructions.



I am way off the beaten path, but I am sure you can find a Performance Shop in your area that sells AEM Performance Products and likely get it even cheaper.



And I would think that a competent garage could install this kit in 2 - 4 hours if you are not adventurous enough to install it yourself.



Assuming a labour rate of $50 per hour, you should be able to purchase this kit and have it installed for $1300 at worst.



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I do not normally do this but the post below mine is so incorrect that I had to say something.



Decreasing the safe stopping distance by over 50% is %26quot;No Benefit What So Ever%26quot; ?



If this was installed on every car, it would likely save tens of thousands of lives and accidents each year.How to change drum brakes to disc brakes on a 2000 honda civic.?
I think the best way to sort your prob is by lookin for a crashed car the same mod as yours but wit higher spec which has d parts your lookin fo, ya should be able ta pick 1 up quite cheap and just transfer parts across! just a thought.:D

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How to change drum brakes to disc brakes on a 2000 honda civic.?
You'd need to change the proportion valve, brake hoses, calipers, spindles, abs sensors, wiring, not worth it, figure at a shop about 3 grand.How to change drum brakes to disc brakes on a 2000 honda civic.?
Why?



Are you spending most of your weekends at Road American or Laguna Seca raceway? If not you will be pissing away thousands of dollars for absolutely no benefit whatsoever.