Just upgraded the brakes on my st200 so throught id put some piccys up,

Reconditioned st220 calipers came with carriers but no sliders tho so had to get them, venhill braided hoses, st170 drilled and grooved discs, green stuff pads





washers needed to centralise the carriers


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A great upgrade in my opinion, although its gonna be a while before i can realy stamp on em gotta bed em in.
let me know wat you think

 

The blue brake lines look nice and different.
Don't know if I'd gone for greens, unless you're easy on the brakes, reds/yellows would have been better.
tabetha

 

yeah ive never tryed em so i thought id give em a go but if there no good ill change em

 

is it a straight swap then, as i need to get some new brakes for my st24

 

yeah striaght swap you just need some 3mm spacers for the carrier (see photo) and they go straight on.

 

nice one thanks, what splitter is that ? is it std?

 

its a seat leon cupra r front splitter, bout 23quid on ebay i think. simple fit

 

I'm looking to do the 300mm brake upgrade soon on my ST200 Estate as my front disc's will soon need replacing along with pads and rather than go for standards again I want to improve on the "poor" braking which I feel the ST200 as standard has.

I've priced up everything apart from the 3mm spacers, where do you get these from or are they just simply washers?

Thanks
Stu

 

Couple of small questions if/when I need to replace the front brakes on my ST200...

- What sort of cash does that complete set-up rush you??
- Whats the difference between ST220 Calipers and 'normal' MK3 Mondeo Calipers that other people use on the 300mm conversions??


Cheers,
Grant

 

Be interested to see how they perform! Don't suppose you've still got your old brake hoses? I know a company that will do them for a good price! Just need to send them a set first to match!

 

alryte mate,
you can do this sort of set up quite cheaply atually its just when i done it i thought fuck it might as well get recon calipers instead of second hand jobbies.
the st220 calipers are the same as normal mk3 ones yes.
as for the prices:
calipers were Ł130
discs were Ł80
lines were Ł70
pads were Ł60 ish
its a worthwhile conversion the difference is amazing!! the only thing i might change is next pad change i might put reds or yellows through it.
hope this helps
regards

 

yes it was a well worth it conversion even when i had em on track they kept asking for more lol which i gladly abligegd( or however the fuck you spell that lol)
yes ive still got me old hoses i can dig em out and send em to you iuw?

 

What brand of discs would you recommend using, I've been looking at EBC, and thought about gettings some EBC Turbo Grooved Discs and some Green Stuff Pads to go with the Mk3 calipers....anyone got any thoughts on better discs at a reasonable cost?

Cheers
Stu

 

I have a set of mk3 calipers for grabs if anyone interested? PM me

 

I was going to do this on my st200, but I had some mk1 v6 calipers in my stash with new disks and pads, fitted them the other week as they cost me nothing and there shite!
think it's the pad as there of unknown make and the feel of the brakes is there they just don't want to stop the thing lol

steve

 

got mine of ebay mate
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FOCUS-ST1...3A1%7C294%3A50
these ones not sure wat make they are,
the ebc ones your talking about are good tho!

 

PM Sent.

Stu

 

Cheers for the link mate, any reason you never used Goodridge hoses?

Stu

 

erm i think at the time i couldnt find a goodridge listing wereas with venhill i found an st200 listing plus im a tart and liked the blue covering over the braid
lol

 

Cool, will send PM with details!

 

lol I know what you mean, I'm currently considering changing all of my hoses to blue Samco's ... love the look but its a lot of work

Stu

 

lol

like this?
i added blue conduit and bonnet lifters since that pic aswell lol

 

Very nice, that has tempted me to do it even more now, lol.

Stu

 

Guys I think my last question in this section before doing my brakes whether it be a disc and pad swap or a full upgrade to Mk3 calipers.

How much of a difference will there be in "Real World" braking performance between the following:

A) Full all out Mk3 caliper conversion, 300mm EBC Turbo Grooved discs with Yellow Stuff pads and braided hoses.

B) Standard calipers with EBC Turbo Grooved discs and Yellow Stuff pads with standard hoses (possibe braided).

Just trying to find out what's best for me with how I drive, cost, time doing it etc.

Any answers to this question will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Stu

 

I just done my ST24. Left the standard calipers on there but got 40 groove discs and EBC Greens from CRN Products.

Great delivery, excellent prices, and now they've bedded in they're awesome.

Give them a call for prices 01246 559933

Discs were only Ł60 and the greens were Ł46.
Best option if you;re not looking to spend too much, and the fitting is simples.!

BRIAN

 

Cheers for the info Brian, did you leave your brake lines standard or did you change them for brainded ones?

Stu