The rear spindle size was determined by the 2nd generation civic bearings. The inside had to be sleeved and the outside had to be machined smaller. The drum backing plate had to be re-drilled to for two bolts. (two matched two didn’t) The drum has to be spaced out an additional 3/16th, You have to make/modify front brake hose bracket. On the front the front seal bolts have to be ground down. (If not they will hit the hub upon rotation)
4 Wheel Disc setup
Justin by 78si
The only hub I use are 80′-83′ civic, they have the same outer diameter as the 1200/CVCC, and it’s easier to find (you also need the outer cv joint for the swap). I don’t know if the later hubs will fit.. Vx’s did not come out till 92′ it was the hf from 88′-91′ you can use the rotor and caliper from any civic (88′- and up) as long as you have the wagon knuckles or caliper adapters
Blake, the wagon knuckle has the larger caliper spacing, so you can bolt on newer calipers the 1200 and the CVCC hatch both have the same size knuckle…
Here’s the info on the brake swap:
Okay for the disc conversion for the front you’ll need:
1: 80′-83′ civic 1300 front hubs and outboard joints
2: inner bearing and seal for the matching hub from the above car (I’ve found they make two different bearing sizes for the 80′-83′ civic (the outer size of the bearing is the same, it’s just the inner size that’s different) so just make sure you get the right one for your hub.
3:I would suggest to replace the outer bearing for the hub (it will be a replacement size for your factory knuckle)
4: you can use your original knuckle and go with a non-vented rotor from the same donor car (80′-83′) but this limits you to using your original calipers (you can’t change your calipers due to the spacing for the caliper mount) any newer Honda has a larger mounting area, so if you want to go with a larger set-up you’ll need either a wagon front knuckle (they have the larger caliper spacing) and brake lines or get a set of brackets made to bolt to the original hub (I’ve made these up and they run $100.00 a pair) with this set-up you can easily run the vented/x-drilled rotors like I have, and not to mention the bigger calipers (I’m using the 92′-95′ civic calipers and the pad surface is 4 times as much as the stock ones
