matty325

can anyone help me ive just fitted mk3 mondeo calipers and focus st170 discs onto my mk3 xr3i and my wheels wont fit (15in s1 rs alloys) .i used a 12mm spacer which is what i had read on another thread. tried shaving a little off the caliper but its too tight .are these brakes only for if your running larger diameter wheels?? cheers matty.

2wdsaph ben

There is a user called big g who knows a lot about this conversion. Looking at his pics he has fitted them under 15s but takes a lot off the caliper. Most people just fit 15 or 16 wheels

STeve

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these do not suit all 15" wheels types and most have to shave a fair bit off caliper to make work and relocate weights etc with OE alloys as plenty who own pumas/fiesta/later escorts run these set ups

matty325

Really wanted to run series one alloy s anyone ever done a thread on what needs taken off the caliper seems a lot when trying to fit the wheels

Fudgey

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i fitted them to my old puma but i have no idea if the std 15" puma and s1 wheels are the same internal diameter.

i had to grind the front top and bottom edges off the callipers all the way along to get the wheels on.

once done it was very close, but worked.

awesome brakes on a small car tho! so well worth the effort

matty325

does anyone know if they can be fitted with series one rs turbo 15in allloys ?????

Davemurphy007

Unless you want to go absolutely mad with the angle grinder they won't fit under 15's - you need 16's as a minimum and even then certain spoke designs will catch on them.

marky_g

What bolts did you use mate I'm struggling to get any Info

Glenn_

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Ive got these brakes fitted under my pumas standard 15inch wheels.

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matty325

im not sure what size they are im going into the firm i got them from i'll find out and pm you

matty325

ive had to take off what you have glenn and a shit loads more off the corners and off the main caliper face which you have left untouched. different wheels must be different in the inside ive resorted to buying 3mm wheel spacers as dont want to grind too much off the calipers that itll affect the strength of them

matty325

right for anyone using this as a guide i found out today you need at least 13mm to space the caliper out on the mk3 escort. probably the same for the mk4 ,got 12mm spacers made up and fitted wheel would not turn when bolt up as discs was still fouling the caliper added one more 1mm washer in with the spacer and hey presto it moves nice and freely

marky_g

Cheers mate

matty325

finally finished with about 4-5mm ground off caliper face.so yes they will go under series one 15in alloys but you need to put some fkn work in to get them to fit

marky_g

I've dunked mine in some built hamber detox c think ill get the grinder out too before I paint them lol

matty325

im pretty sure there that tight the paint will come of when running them,lol

theheap

Sorry for jumping on a thread and sorry if this is the dumbest question ever.

Where exactly does the 12mm washer go? I'm guessing it is to push the caliper away from the hub?

Terry

matty325

thats right mate between caliper and hub ,depends what model your fitting them to as ive found on mk3 mk4 escort hubs you need 13mm

Glenn_

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I put washers inbtween my hub carrier and caliper carriers too

j450nrs1600i

Are all mk3 Mondeo calipers the same? Or do they have to come off the St models.. Cheers

Fudgey

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All the same bud.

Glenn_

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As fudge said. There all the same from the 1.8 to the st220.

j450nrs1600i

Thanks lads