Spoon Caliper Question - Honda Prelude Forum

TwizT · 06-06-2006, 08:22 PM

To all those that have Spoon calipers with stock rims and use a 5mm spacer, do you use longer wheel studs to compensate for the 5mm of thread the spacer takes up? If you do, which wheel studs do you use?

upr0ar · 06-07-2006, 08:16 AM

What else is needed to make the calipers fit?? What Brackets etc?

Are they the spoon calipers for an Integra?

TwizT · 06-07-2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by upr0ar

What else is needed to make the calipers fit?? What Brackets etc?

Are they the spoon calipers for an Integra?

The Spoon calipers are the universal ones. They bolt right up to the stock Prelude brackets, but you need a 5mm wheel spacer so that it doesn't rub against the stock rim.

soccer3303 · 06-07-2006, 01:20 PM

Spoon calipers are all bling unless you are making a serious race car. Just get larger rotors and better pads.

upr0ar · 06-07-2006, 01:25 PM

Cool thanks guys.

soccer3303>>>>The larger rotors like off of a CL or NSX?

petern101 · 06-07-2006, 02:11 PM

^the nsx doesn't have larger rotors (i'm pretty sure of it)

anyways, the stock prelude brakes are good. combo some brembo blanks (or autozone) and add cobalts/etc and it will stop pretty quickly.

TwizT · 06-07-2006, 08:34 PM

Why all the thread warping? This thread is not about what brake combination to use, and was directed to ludes with Spoon calipers. Please stay on topic.

upr0ar · 06-07-2006, 09:45 PM

Sorry dude, I was just curious how the spoon calipers fit, sorry to thread jack

TwizT · 06-07-2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by upr0ar

Sorry dude, I was just curious how the spoon calipers fit, sorry to thread jack

It's cool, I just didn't want the thread to get soo warped, that's all.

supersano · 06-08-2006, 12:48 AM

sorry to jack your thread, but I would like to know what the part # to the SPOON calipers?

Xx D-MAN xX · 06-09-2006, 05:41 PM

I look into this awhile ago after I bought my Spoon calipers.

If you want to mount your stock rims, you will need to use a 5mm spacer but you will also need to install longer stud bolts...

vtec_power · 06-09-2006, 11:38 PM

Would any one know the difference with spoon calipers in stopping distance compared to oem ones? How much distance can you actually gain?

Xx D-MAN xX · 06-10-2006, 03:36 PM

I haven't tried mine yet but the prelude that I was in that had the spoon calipers stopped amazing, way better than stock...

TwizT · 06-11-2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Xx D-MAN xX

I look into this awhile ago after I bought my Spoon calipers.

If you want to mount your stock rims, you will need to use a 5mm spacer but you will also need to install longer stud bolts...

D-man, I got them installed with a 5mm spacer, but I get vibrations in the steering wheel when I reach higher speeds. I found out because the spacers I used weren't hub centric, which is what is needed with our stock honda blade rims. So I ordered a set of H&R hub centric 5mm spacers and they come with wheel studs that make up the 5mm lost, so you can reuse your stock lug nuts. You cannot use a generic 5mm spacer with stock blade rims, you def need one that is made for the lude and is hub centric. If you use a generic one, you will get vibrations like I did.

Xx D-MAN xX · 06-11-2006, 06:59 PM

Let me know once you get the H&R hub centric 5mm spacers. I'd like to know how difficult it is to remove the stock wheel studs and install the longer ones...

TwizT · 06-11-2006, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Xx D-MAN xX

Let me know once you get the H&R hub centric 5mm spacers. I'd like to know how difficult it is to remove the stock wheel studs and install the longer ones...

No prob. The H&R spacers are unfortunately out of stock in Toronto and will take another week before I get them.

TwizT · 06-15-2006, 10:39 AM

D-man : I got the H&R spacers kit a week early and the fitment is perfect. The kit also comes with longer wheel studs to compensate for the spacer. I didn't do the install myself because I brought my car to my mechanic. The hardest part of the install it seemed was getting the wheel hub out, so that you could press in the new wheel studs.
The spoon Calipers are a straight bolt on and will fit the stock caliper bracket without any problems. There is an issue with the brakepad fitment because the space where the pad goes is actually bigger than a stock lude pad. So what we did was weld metal to the end of the pads and grind them down until the whole pad fit snug into the Spoon Caliper. If you don't do this your pads will shift back and forth and you will hear clicking/rattling sounds.
My advise to you is to get your wheels rebalanced before you install them back on the car. I didn't know that my tires/wheel became unbalanced until I had everything installed and would get vibrations from my steering wheel at 100km +. After I got the wheel/tires rebalanced the vibrations went away.

petern101 · 06-15-2006, 11:13 AM

^nice.

the wheel being unbalanced, just a theory but when they took off the wheels, the weights could have fallen out of the rim

anyways hope you like it, sorry for thread-changing-subjects

TwizT · 06-15-2006, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by petern101

^nice.

the wheel being unbalanced, just a theory but when they took off the wheels, the weights could have fallen out of the rim

anyways hope you like it, sorry for thread-changing-subjects

No worries about the thread warping.

As for the wheel balancing, I think it became unbalanced when my new tires were breaking in and the rubber needed to settle. Tires/wheels can become unbalanced, and I guess it's a good idea to balance them every year. Well, bottom line is I got them rebalanced and there are no issues