steelcabby

HELLO PEOPLE

I WANT TO FIT FOCUS RS CALIPERS AND DISCS TO MY L -reg MK5 ESCORT 1.8 16v ZETEC SI

I HAVE 17"s ON IT, IS IT A QUESTION OF DRILLING OUT THE HUBS LIKE YOU DO WITH THE ST170s AND THEY WILL FIT STRIAGHT ON OR IS THERE MORE INVOLVED??

WILL THEY EVEN FIT OVER 17"s??

Help Help Help

Graceland

what the cheese is it with people not knowing how to take caps lock off? Or do keyboards come with permanant caps on thesedays?

mercury grey minter

You need conversion brackets from ZOO MOTORTSPORT £80 and 17inch COMPOMOTIVES to clear the calipers or 15mm hubcentric spacers.

Simalar set up on my M4 ESCORT.

Some pic of my FOCUS RS calpiers painted red.

Graceland

I don't think Zoo Motorsport are trading anymore for reasons only known to Brom?

steelcabby

so would the wheels stick out and look abit silly with the spacers on the wheels??

was going to use these wheels

the spokes bulge out abit more than normal wheels, do you think i might get away with it??

steelcabby

why won't my pic come up then?? Hey GRACELAND i always start my topics on caps lock so people can see my question more clearly in the first place and not get confused

Graceland

No-one else does and their topics get noticed just as much

With regards to wheels sticking out - get the right offset, your car will handle better, tramline less and your wheel bearings will love you forever more!

mercury grey minter

Didn't stick out that far.Still was in legal limit.






As for the conversion brackets,there's some one on here that does them,think there from essex.TWINS off here uses them.

COMPOMOTIVES seem to be the only wheel that clears the FOCUS RS caliper without the need for spacers.
I was too tight to shell out £900 for a set.

steelcabby

so i should get a different offset to the ones that are mean't for the car?? i don't really know much about offset to be honest

steelcabby

there dosen't seem to be much differents with the spacers on, now its just a case of finding a set of calipers and discs i spos.

mercury grey minter

Some more pics you might be interested in.

steelcabby

sorry for all the questions but do you think the spacing would be different on a mk5 escort hub??

like not needing such a big one etc..

steelcabby

bloody threads move fast don't they, 33 down after only 20 mins

mercury grey minter

Just need to fit the calipers and try the wheel on.Then measure and see what size spacer you need.

Calipers and discs are not cheap though.Got mine off E-BAY. for £200

steelcabby

Thanks MERCURY GREY MINTER. will have to do that then, i just thought Focus rs brakes would be alot cheaper than Hi-spec. i'm happy with spending a couple of hundred.

mercury grey minter

Don't go to FORD as the discs and calipers are £1100 new.
Deffo got to be E-BAY.

GOODLUCK.