Dear all,
I have read all the threads about legend calipers and prelude rotors upgrade. Still have the question - would 97-01 prelude calipers and rotors work in our DAs? I am not trying to be dumb with my question and wrongly impress Armed Feret (Mark). I am not going for 2-piston caliper( i would if I had those), just a bigger brakes since I got the whole prelude front brake assembly laying around.
Or shall I sell those and forget the whole thing?
what… nobody knows or has not tried?
Prelude are not 5X114.3?? Our Teg is 4X100 so you’ll have to redrill your rotors.
If you knew anything about the OEM upgrades, you’d know that’s a given. Please use common sense in your answers. OP has already studied the upgrades, so OP is well aware of the lack of 4x100 11.1" rotors that come on Honda vehicles.
Although I must say, I’m a bit curious as to what this could mean:
I am not trying to be dumb with my question and wrongly impress Armed Feret (Mark).
Do tell.
Has anyone ever used the rotors off a Corrado? Same bolt pattern as us but a 11" rotor so no redrilling. Not sure about the offsets though.
I have read numerous threads regarding the breake upgrade… so many peaple asking realy dumb questions and not using common sense.
Anyway, it is clear that prelude rotors with redriling will fit. However, most of the discussion was about legend 4-caliper stuff when it comes to the choice of calipers.
Studying integra type r and prelude brakes, I see that they are the same, confirmed by honda part number. thus, I can make poor man’s type r brake upgrade using brakes from the prelude. I guess I just need to grind-off part of the bracket, and that was the point of my question that needed confirmation from Mark.
the benefit is clear of such upgrade- larger rotor and brake pad area.
Next question- how about rear brakes from prelude- has anybody fitted those to our DA? possible or not?
regarding the corado rotor- there were 2 types: with 2l motor bolt pattern was 4x100, but I do not know the diameter. with 2.4l motor the bolt pattern is 5x100, same as Golf V with 2 l motor. however, lets drop this corrado discussion- I live in germany and not everything in Europe is good. especially VW. it is eurotrash.
Why drop it? Who cares if the actual VW parts are crap or not, if it fits that means you can pick up replacment rotors for them. Ive used nothing but NAPA rotors for the past few years and they have been great. If they fit I would much rather go that route than redrilling a prelude rotor.
Only reason I see them not fitting is due to their offset. But its got to be close, I sold a set of 16x7 +35 rims off my DA to a guy with one years ago.
I’m still waiting for your explanation.
I have an answer I think you’ll really like, but if you’re gonna be a dick and insult me then expect me to share the info (which is actually already on the board if you know what you’re looking for) it ain’t gonna happen.
Mark, reading all those threads about the brakes, I see you are the guy who has the knowledge for the advice that I seek, and a really short fuse- I guess that is the property of foums that a posting might be perceived incorrectly. thus, posting a question the way I did- I really wanted to avoid exactly the situation that you just posted above and implied that I am being a dick. I am not. just a bit lazy to go to my shop, since it is cold now here… 0 C.
I do not want to “impress” you that way :). that is it.
in fact, if you had beers with me, you would find out my passion for DA and we would get along just fine.
Btw
Actually, my German is quite good and it seems the language barrier is preventing you from getting your point across.
That said, the prelude calipers will work just fine. Most people just refer to it as the “legend” or “ITR” brake upgrade because those are the cars most often used for the calipers.
Many accords made during the same time period utilized the same calipers as well. What’s especially fun is calling junkyards and getting a quote 2-3 times as high for ITR calipers as for the Accord V6 or Legend (single-piston) calipers.
As for the rears, the EP3 rear rotors (03-04, when they were still 4x100) and either the EP3 or RSX rear calipers (same caliper on both cars) will provide a 10.2" rear setup for those on a budget. It’s the setup on my car. I’ve since sold the legend 2-piston fronts for a wilwood setup due to the massive weight savings (50 pounds vs. about 20-25 pounds).
i guess that you know what he meant by now, but i took his comment as meaning this “i’ve done research before asking my question. i know that armed ferret can’t stand people that ask questions without first looking. seeing as he is such a good source for information on brakes, i wanted to make sure to be well-informed so that he would be more willing to help me” more or less. Either way, this is all good information that i would like to apply in the future. thanks to both of yas!
just for those others of a ‘euro’ persuasion 
In UK and lots of Europe, Honda had a big joint thing going on with Rover for much of the eighties and nineties.
As a result, the rotors you need to match the Prelude calipers are those from a Rover MG ZS (don’t think Rover was ever sold in the states). 282mm and 4x100, and about half the price of the equivalent Honda, especially from a pattern parts place. Would suggest a set of EBC blank disks for the Rover ZS, a proven setup in the UK for all the civic and early JDM teg boys upgrading…