Five Lug - Installed!

[cpu519]

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It's done, here are the details. It's a complete bolt-on, remove and replace. There are a number of ways to go about it, you can install the complete suspension arms with knuckles and brakes, the knuckles and brakes only, or just the parts necessary for the conversion using your original parts as much as possible. I obtained the knuckles with brakes from a Type S owner who installed the Type R Brembos, but after seeing the condition of most of the parts, I decided to keep as many original parts on my car that I could.

Let's start with the rear, since it's much easier. The RSX Type S and Base have identical brakes to the Si except for lug pattern and finish. You can install the complete knuckle with brakes, it interchanges completely. Here are the minimum parts required: the RSX 5 lug bearing assembly, dust cap, rotor.

[cpu519]

Here's a separate shot of the rear bearing assembly. Make sure you get the RSX dust cap too, the Si cap doesn't fit.

[golferjn]

nice info

[Makross]

cool keep us updated

[cpu519]

To complete the rear, dissassemble the rear and take everything off, the bearing assembly slides off.

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Put the 5 lug bearing assembly back on.

[cpu519]

Bolt everything back on, it's now essentially the same as the RSX except for the gold finish.

[SpeedRacer]

good shit

[cpu519]

Now for the front. The Base RSX uses the same front brakes as the Si except for the 5 lug pattern. But you can't separate the hub from the knuckle without a press, so you have to install the knuckle and brake assembly. May as well install the Type S front brakes then, unless you just want the 5 lug pattern and will reuse your original calipers. The RSX ball joint fits in the control arm, but make very sure that rubber boot is good and the threads are not damaged - the nut should screw on and off easily. If the nut sticks you won't be able to tighten the ball joint. Here's the parts required for the front, the brake/knuckle assembly and brake line. These are from the Type S.

*EDIT* You'll need the Type S ABS sensors too. The stock sensors insert too far into the knuckle and hit the axle ring. You could possibly space the stock sensors out so they don't interfere.

[cpu519]

For Type S brakes, you need the Type S axles because the hub uses a bigger spline, make sure you get the axle nuts too. The inboard splines of the Type S axles fit the Si tranny.

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Here's a comparison between the Si brakes and the Type S. The Si front brakes are 10.3", the Type S are 11.8".

[Civicvtec1ps]

very nice infos
how much did everything cost ya?

[cease]

awsome thanks for the info!

what kind of rims are you going to put on?

did you use the si rear calipers or are those the type s

[ALCT]

very nice job so far you did, don't get me wrong but I really wanna know what the use of doing such a conversion is? to be able to choose from a broader variety of wheel selection?

[cpu519]

Here the fronts basically assembled. Just bolt everything back up and torque the necessary bolts. I didn't install the axles yet or bolt anything down because I'm working on another phase of the project. My original Si calipers were used at the rear because they were in better shape than the RSX units I got. I wanted to use my original parts as much as possible since they only have 3,400 miles on them.