Question on rear brakes

[ProjectTSX-N54]

Recently I got my Rotora BBK for the front, I really wanted to get StopTech but seems like I coudn't save enough. So got Rotoras and I have to say they are not bad, they work fine, no squiking noise or anything but I think they are more for the street use. They are better than OEM ones but I don't think I will go to race track with this.

So my question is, since I have the factory front calipers now and the rotors, you guys think I can put it to use by puting on the back wheels? I think it should work, what you guys think? anybody tried this?

thanks again

[EuroRspec]

No it will not work. The rear brakes incorperate the e-brake and are totally different.

[willy18]

I posted up the same question before and the conclusion was no. It might be possible with a lot of custom work but probably not worth the money.

[endlesswinterco]

deff not worth the time/money involved to fab it up.

[TSXbuddy]

but i believe it would be possible, to upgrade the calipers. Ive heard of people doing swaps like that, and even one guy doing a swap from a NSX to his TSX, i dunno if its true, but sounds like it be possible.

[ProjectTSX-N54]

I don't understand why not but if you guys say so. I will do some research on my free time

[cheezthis]

It won't work without spending way too much money and headaches. You will also lose your e-brake. The rear calipers have both a hydraulic line and a cable, the latter is used for the e-brake.

You can track a car with stock calipers, you just need change fluid and pads. Brake upgrades for track use come with speed, seat time/experience, and so on. So, you can use what you have now and apply the same ideas. Your brake bias might be slightly off with the new front setup, but ABS will help alleviate it a bit if needed.

[evenq]

cheezthis is right, you can track your car with stock calipers. I use stock calipers with better pads and rotors and don't have fading issues on the track. If stock calipers can handle track use I'm pretty sure it will handle street use just fine. The only real reason to upgrade to a BBK on a street car is just for looks.

[audioserf]

The only rear BBK available for the TSX, outside of paying $3500 for the Stoptech rear kit, is the Fast Brakes upgrade, which provides a larger rear rotor and a caliper relocation bracket.

That said, neither is remotely necessary. Even a front BBK on our cars is more eye-candy than anything else (although since I got boost, I do appreciate the additional stopping power when out on twisty runs). Just paint your rear calipers gloss black to dress them up a bit (without calling attention to them), get some good pads and rotors, and call it a day.

[TSXbuddy]

i remember on my acura legend, my hand brake all it was, was just a smaller version of a brake shoe, hidden behind the rotors. Is the TSX the same? or do they just use the rear brake as the handbrake.

[ProjectTSX-N54]

my thing is I have this extra OEM big calipers, I was just wondering if I can put it in the back but I got the point, it can't be done.

[audioserf]

Yeah, no-go. Hang on to the OEM calipers for if/when you need to part out and sell the car. There's not a lot else you can do with them, I doubt there's much black market demand for them. Enjoy the BBK.

[willy18]

For the rear kits that come with a larger rotor and a relocation bracket for the stock caliper, does that really do anything? If the caliper and pads are the same size, is there actually any additional stopping power from moving the calipers further from the hub?

[evenq]

Since braking is converting kinetic energy to heat a larger rotor would dissipate heat better so it would be more resistant to brake fade. I doubt just having a larger rotor would give much increase in stopping power since most braking is done up front.

[ProjectTSX-N54]

thanks everyone for the info