Thanks a lot I guess they will be for sale. I'll post when the Cardone carriers arrive.
Accord 7th Gen brakes update: All OEM solutions
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Hello so after buying the twin piston caliper I decided I want to be cooler with 4 piston calipers and I bought Acura RL calipers but the only adapters I can find are made from 6061 aluminum, I preferred them to be steel and my question is there any strength concern of the alloy adapters failing due to the heat being generated? Fastbrakes adapters is what I'm looking at it's the only option I could find.
corrosion, galvanic or otherwise is your only concern. rear calipers on the cl7 euro r are cast aluminium and it's unlikely they fail any more or less than the cl9 cast iron variant
bmw and audi have been making cast aluminium spindles/uprights/control arms for 20+ years, it's not a problem.
just remember loctite, just in case
bmw and audi have been making cast aluminium spindles/uprights/control arms for 20+ years, it's not a problem.
just remember loctite, just in case
I do wash my car relatively often so corrosion might not be too bad supposedly 6061 is resistant to corrosion so should be good to, I'll probably buy a pair and maybe make a steel version. Thanks for the input, mlkehint!corrosion, galvanic or otherwise is your only concern. rear calipers on the cl7 euro r are cast aluminium and it's unlikely they fail any more or less than the cl9 cast iron variant
bmw and audi have been making cast aluminium spindles/uprights/control arms for 20+ years, it's not a problem.
just remember loctite, just in case
BTW is there a difference between the Acura RL and the Honda Legend caliper, both are made by Advics and do I absolutely need a bigger brake master cylinder, the stock one is 20.64m, some CRV's have 23.81m and some 25.4m?
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the embossed acura logo is the only difference between the two sets of calipers, the acura rl is a honda legend and vice versa
I can't say here nor there whether you'll need a larger brake master, but you should definitely consider it, as they are sized according to the application.
for example, you need to displace twice as much brake fluid with the 4pots, at full clamp a smaller master cylinder gives you a larger hydraulic advantage, but if it cannot displace the amount of fluid necessary you'll never reach full clamp.
it's not always straightforward to swap in a new master either, you may have to redo your lines and/or fittings, 20.64mm bore master uses 9mm fittings whereas the diesel accord with 25.4mm bore uses 11mm fittings
I can't say here nor there whether you'll need a larger brake master, but you should definitely consider it, as they are sized according to the application.
for example, you need to displace twice as much brake fluid with the 4pots, at full clamp a smaller master cylinder gives you a larger hydraulic advantage, but if it cannot displace the amount of fluid necessary you'll never reach full clamp.
it's not always straightforward to swap in a new master either, you may have to redo your lines and/or fittings, 20.64mm bore master uses 9mm fittings whereas the diesel accord with 25.4mm bore uses 11mm fittings
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Any pad recommendations for the CH1 calipers? Fast road use - heard Dixcel ES are pretty good?
I just found this build https://typeaccord.co.uk/board/threads/apw-engineering-cl9-track-build.20743/, does anybody know what brake master cylinder he's using?
Finally, CU2 front brake upgrade done on my CL9.
My mechanic rebuilt the calipers with new pistons and rubber boots.
The only available parts where I live are: Autofren Seinsa for pistons - made in Spain, and Febest rubber boots, made from chinesium.)
The main issues are:
- the bigger discs can touch the shield guards, but the guards can be pushed a little further.
- my winter wheels did not have enough clearance for the calipers. They are OE Honda wheels, 17x7JJ ET55 Enkei from SSE or diesel model. The TypeS ones are good. Plenty of space.
Went for Yellowstuff pads and Brembo Xtra discs. The feeling is waaaay better, even during bedding in process.
My mechanic rebuilt the calipers with new pistons and rubber boots.
The only available parts where I live are: Autofren Seinsa for pistons - made in Spain, and Febest rubber boots, made from chinesium.
)The main issues are:
- the bigger discs can touch the shield guards, but the guards can be pushed a little further.
- my winter wheels did not have enough clearance for the calipers. They are OE Honda wheels, 17x7JJ ET55 Enkei from SSE or diesel model. The TypeS ones are good. Plenty of space.
Went for Yellowstuff pads and Brembo Xtra discs. The feeling is waaaay better, even during bedding in process.