3g Accord and 1g Legend part compatability

[Strugglebucket]

yeah, the legend is 114x 4. you could always swap the front suspension too...or use dual pattern wheels. if it works, these are much easier to find than the se-i.

[Vanilla Sky]

i'd rathre be stuck with a dual pattern wheel selection than not have the rear brakes.

and would the front swap? might be another thing to look at if those rotors are bigger than the 3gee.

[Strugglebucket]

the fronts are 11" rotors with the same calipers as the accord. pretty sure the whole thing would swap.

[Vanilla Sky]

in that case, we may be able to just use the hubs themselves and not have to swap the whole knuckle. matter of fact, i think i saw someone on here with a hub swap and was using 4th gen wheels. anyone remember that?

[Strugglebucket]

you probably use the hubs but the knuckle's mounting point for the caliper is extended outward and that is what allows for the larger rotor.

[smufguy]

hubs are not hard to swap, but the problem is getting the teeth count on them to match the stock ones so that the axle could slide in. if not, then we have to use a different teeth outer CV and use a different inner CV. its just a lot of work to swap them bitches out, but its a good thing tho.

PS: When i measure the 4g accord and the 3g accord at the junkyard, the suspension points seemed to be pretty much the same, as in the upper balljoint to the lower balljoint were pretty much the same, given us more or less the same knuckle height and the lower control arm seemed to have the fork to joint to balljoint points the same. but the only difference in the suspension is the upper points. Thus the 4g shocks and spring combo is a lot longer compared to the stock 3g parts.

1g lenged would be the awsome thing to do. So Struggle, if you can get some pics up whenever u get a chance, it would be great. i wish i knew guys at honda dealership. part comparison would be a breeze.

[Strugglebucket]

i'll definately put pics up. i have a camera now, but no internet at the moment.

i looked at the 4g suspension too, and the biggest difference was the location of the mounting point for the tie rod. it was way off compared to the accord.

[Bones]

So did anyone ever complete this conversion? Will the 88 Legend rear disc setup bolt up to a stock 89 LXi without any major mods?

I'm already looking at doing the 11" legend front rotor conversion and found this thread for the rear and figured I'd resurect the thread.

If both of these conversions will work I'll just get 4x114 wheels all the way around and skip the redrilling steps.

[MessyHonda]

So did anyone ever complete this conversion? Will the 88 Legend rear disc setup bolt up to a stock 89 LXi without any major mods?
I'm already looking at doing the 11" legend front rotor conversion and found this thread for the rear and figured I'd resurect the thread.
If both of these conversions will work I'll just get 4x114 wheels all the way around and skip the redrilling steps.

some one sayed that they did the rear legend swap....they had to mod a bit...the guy said he got rid of the car so he could not take pics...look at legends thread for the front. you would need 4x100 for the front and 4x114 for the rear....and i think the guy said the car sat lower but he had coil overs and 2dual pattern of rims so he was lucky

[Bones]

In the 11" front disc conversion they mentioned redrilling the hub to a 4 x 114 bolt pattern so they could use stock or over-the-counter legend rotors instead of drilling the rotors every time they have to be replaced.

There's also an old expired thread going about bolting up stock 94 Legend LS dual piston calipers to an 89 LXi knuckle as well.


11" front rotors with dual piston calipers and a rear disc conversion would be a massive stopping power upgrade. I'd spend the dough to get some 15 or 16" stock 4,5,or 6g accord wheels from a junkyard somewhere.

[Legend_master]

In the 11" front disc conversion they mentioned redrilling the hub to a 4 x 114 bolt pattern so they could use stock or over-the-counter legend rotors instead of drilling the rotors every time they have to be replaced.
There's also an old expired thread going about bolting up stock 94 Legend LS dual piston calipers to an 89 LXi knuckle as well.
11" front rotors with dual piston calipers and a rear disc conversion would be a massive stopping power upgrade. I'd spend the dough to get some 15 or 16" stock 4,5,or 6g accord wheels from a junkyard somewhere.

Actually I dont think redrilling the hub was mentioned in that thread. I did try a legend hub on the accord spindle. That doesnt work. The 91-95 Legend calipers will bolt right onto the 89 LX-i accord hub as will the NSX calipers, but you will still need 11" rotors.

[Bones]

Hmmm ... I wonder if it would be possible / practical to swap the whole steering knuckle with the 88 legend piece to get the right size spindle to mount the 4 x 114 hub too?

Starting to sound like an entire legend front steering set up. I bet the front struts meant to hold up a V6 would put some serious damping power on some lowered springs too.

I gotta replace my front axel shafts soon so I'm trying to get da wife to let me do some upgrades at the same time. :-D