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Changing Brakes and Disc on a ** Honda Civic 98 Hatchback DX**



 
 
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Old October 22nd 04, 10:20 PM
Jason
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Default Changing Brakes and Disc on a ** Honda Civic 98 Hatchback DX**

Hello,

Would like some advice regarding the eventual replacement of my used up disc
pads and disc *front*.

I heard that it's better to have first quality as for the brake pads
themselves (ceramic composition) and on the disc it's possible to use a
lower 2nd grade type disc....

Thanks!!

Jason


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Old October 23rd 04, 02:05 AM
John Ings
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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:20:55 -0400, "Jason" >
wrote:

>Would like some advice regarding the eventual replacement of my used up disc
>pads and disc *front*.
>
>I heard that it's better to have first quality as for the brake pads
>themselves (ceramic composition) and on the disc it's possible to use a
>lower 2nd grade type disc....


I always use OEM pads.


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Old October 24th 04, 06:57 PM
Bror Jace
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"Jason" > wrote:
> I heard that it's better to have first quality as for the brake pads
> themselves (ceramic composition) and on the disc it's possible to use a
> lower 2nd grade type disc....


If it's an automatic, I'd use top-grade brake parts. Rotor warping is
not uncommon.

If you search places like manhonda.com and others, you'll find
reasonable prices on OEM rotors. I've heard as low as $30-40 per
rotor for older Civics.

When it comes to pads, I like OEM as well ... just don't go with cheap
aftermarket parts. You'll get fade, poor wear rates, gobs of dust,
etc ... Go with a high performance upgrade pad ... but NOT a full
race pad which will perform poorly at cooler temps.

--- Bror Jace
 




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