4 bolt???

[justanotheradikt]

oh wow...awsome. howcome ive never seen that before?

 

[vindication]

dunno. it's been around for a while and edwin(theman) always updates it. edwin is really the man when it comes to protege info

 

[DiS]

ok so at protegefaq, it actually says that drums have better stopping power.....now Im having a dilemma.....to do or not to do this swap.

 

[vindication]

ok so at protegefaq, it actually says that drums have better stopping power.....now Im having a dilemma.....to do or not to do this swap.

told you sucka

 

[justanotheradikt]

so where can i find prices for those parts? just call up my local dealer?

 

[vindication]

ken would get them for you cheaper I beleive

 

[justanotheradikt]

hehe....got a LONG list....hes going to hate me

 

[macklum]

ok so at protegefaq, it actually says that drums have better stopping power.....now Im having a dilemma.....to do or not to do this swap.

That is the reason why I bought my LX with the 2.0 l and rear drums ,no abs , Mazda rear disc brakes suck , the calipers need constant mantiance . Heres an example , I have 135000 Kms on my car , The rear drums are still good , If I had rear discs I would have had to replace the rear pads at least 3 times ,Maybe a couple of calipers and at least 2 sets of rotors , for what ,looks , sorry but I will stick with the drum brakes that work when you need them most . If this seeems like a rant it is , I cant justify changing a cars brakes for something that isnt as good for looks , If it wont make the car go faster,handle better,or stop better dont do it .

 

[DiS]

That is the reason why I bought my LX with the 2.0 l and rear drums ,no abs , Mazda rear disc brakes suck , the calipers need constant mantiance . Heres an example , I have 135000 Kms on my car , The rear drums are still good , If I had rear discs I would have had to replace the rear pads at least 3 times ,Maybe a couple of calipers and at least 2 sets of rotors , for what ,looks , sorry but I will stick with the drum brakes that work when you need them most . If this seeems like a rant it is , I cant justify changing a cars brakes for something that isnt as good for looks , If it wont make the car go faster,handle better,or stop better dont do it .

i completely agree with you man. But when doing the swap, you can always get better disks (power-slot for example) and better pads. I was actually thinking of upgrading to Wilwood big brake kit.

 

[macklum]

i completely agree with you man. But when doing the swap, you can always get better disks (power-slot for example) and better pads. I was actually thinking of upgrading to Wilwood big brake kit.

The problem with the rear discs on a Mazda isnt the rotors or pads its the calipers , they need major amounts of mantiance to work well

 

[DiS]

The problem with the rear discs on a Mazda isnt the rotors or pads its the calipers , they need major amounts of mantiance to work well

how so? Are you saying that they need more amount of work than front disks?

 

[vindication]

I'd upgrade to the 929 MC so that should take care of any "ifs" that macklum has

 

[macklum]

I'd upgrade to the 929 MC so that should take care of any "ifs" that macklum has

I am not saying that the rear calipers dont work they do , They just need to be lubed and cleaning on a regular bases to work effectivly all the time . From what I understand the 929 MC is a reat upgrade to the stock brake system . How about posting the year and part# for the 929 MC for all to use .

 

[vindication]

not sure it matters on year as long as it has ABS. here is a write-up: http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72107&highlight=929+master+cylinder

 

[DiS]

I am not saying that the rear calipers dont work they do , They just need to be lubed and cleaning on a regular bases to work effectivly all the time .

not true. Why would you clean them on regular basis? You would if there would be something wrong with them. Regular maintnance like 30k, 60k, 100k tune up. I changed my front pads 4 weeks ago.....thats at 48,500 miles Thats a 1st brake pad change on my car. Rear disk brakes wear out slower than front. No need for regular maintenance

 

[B1ackB0x02]

Rear Disc Swap?

I have a 2002 Protege DX, with those retarded rear drums. Is it possible to do a fairly (I use that lightly) painless swap to change them over to rear calipers and rotors? Which cars can I steal the components off of? Or does anyone know of a site where I could get this stuff new at a decent price?
Any help would be appreciated !
Thanks (boom07)

 

[D-rock240]

I have front disk/rear drums with almost 60k on them and haven't had any problems. I haven't had to change the front pads since I bought the car new. I may do a 5 lug conversion later on because I want Racing Harts on my car, but I think the disk/drum setup is good at least for N/A cars.

 

[vindication]

I need to get my rear drums adjusted. the little screw on the e-brake handle is all tight and cant go any further and the rear brakes hardly lock up. plus I have change my front brakes like 3 times already and only have 50k miles on the clock. but I need to take it to the dealer or shop cause I have never worked on drums before and dont wanna **** anything up without any supervision

 

[solid_snake]

I have a 2002 Protege DX, with those retarded rear drums. Is it possible to do a fairly (I use that lightly) painless swap to change them over to rear calipers and rotors? Which cars can I steal the components off of? Or does anyone know of a site where I could get this stuff new at a decent price?
Any help would be appreciated !
Thanks (boom07)

you can get them from a 2001+ Protege ES which has 4 wheel disc brakes, but you would have to convert from 4 nuts to 5.

 

[DiS]

you can get them from a 2001+ Protege ES which has 4 wheel disc brakes, but you would have to convert from 4 nuts to 5.

couldn't you just get a pair of the front hubs and disks front dealer and put those on?