[shanghaining]

Hey guys, I wanted to get some suggestions on what size rims I should get and what size rims that'll go on CRX without too much trouble (spacers and such). Also I'm wondering if it's worth it to do a bake swap, or will the drum brake be a big problem if I get thin spoke rims.

Thanks

 

[jfrolang]

The general consensus is 15 inch wheels look best. Sometimes 16's can still look great. Any bigger and it will look ridiculous. You can bolt on up to 18 inch wheels without any problems, but almost nobody would recommend it.

The drum brakes will be fine. In terms of actual braking performance, there's little to nothing to be gained by converting to rear discs, although they do look better and are easier to work on.

 

[shanghaining]

thanks for the reply

Some of my friends say brake swapping is really simple. Is there a guide anywhere that tells you how to swap drums with disks?

 

[grouch]

Some of your friends are retarded.
Simple? No. "Simple" is a an oil change.
What they should have said is "realistic" or maybe "achievable".

Since it sounds like you're thinking about doing this swap for aesthetic reasons, I guess its worth doing.
But if you're doing it for performance reasons, don't bother. Discs don't offer any real stopping improvement over the drums. They are, however, easier to do maintenance on.

Another option...switch to the 1st gen HF aluminum drums. They offer a significant weight advantage and they are finned, so they look cooler.

 

[shanghaining]

I'm definally doing it for cosmetic reasons. Drums seems to look awkward with good set of rims. thanks for the help

 

[Dodo]

Paint up the drums and they look fine. Thats what im running on my car. It just looks bad when you have old rusty drums with nice shiny rims on. If you have the money for rims i think you can aford some new drums and paint.

 

[Dren]

I'm definally doing it for cosmetic reasons. Drums seems to look awkward with good set of rims. thanks for the help

Drums look fine on the rear. I had 15" spoked wheels on my DX and it looked fine. The drums actually stop you better than the disks brakes do, they just don't cool as well. Most of your stopping power comes from your front disks.

If you really want rear disk brakes, get the lower A-arm and disk/knuckel set-up from an Si. It will bolt right up. Simple?...depends on the tools and how rusty everything is.

Estimate how long you think it will take and then multiply that by 3 and that is probably how long it will take. Good luck.

 

[jfrolang]

There's more to it than that Dren... the e-brake cables have to be changed, and the gas tank is in the way :x

 

[Dren]

There's more to it than that Dren... the e-brake cables have to be changed, and the gas tank is in the way :x

I didn't think there was a gas tank problem. I was going to do this swap on my DX but then decided it wasn't worth the time/money.

 

[shanghaining]

thanks for the help guys. apprciate it alot